"August 27, 2009: Last year, Russia said they would increase their defense budget 26 percent, to about $50 billion, for this year. That didn't happen, and now it appears that next year's budget will be about the same as this year's; $35 billion.
When the big increase was announced last year, in the midst of a global recession, there was some doubt that the Russian defense industry will be able to meet the new demand, unless they diverted equipment from export customers. In any event, export customers are getting harder to come by, and the government finally had to face the reality that the additional money for their defense budget was just not there. This means Russia will not be replacing or refurbishing its aging (Cold War era) weapons and equipment as fast as it had hoped.
Meanwhile, the really big spender continues to be America. For example, U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have, since September 11, 2001, cost about a trillion dollars. That seems like a lot, and it is. But it's not a lot like it used to be. For example, World War II cost the U.S., at the time (in current dollars) over four trillion dollars. That amounted to over 33 percent of U.S. GDP (at the time). The current war on terror is costing about one percent of GDP. So while war may appear to be getting more expensive, relative to the amount of money available, it's actually getting cheaper. "
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20090827.aspx
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When the big increase was announced last year, in the midst of a global recession, there was some doubt that the Russian defense industry will be able to meet the new demand, unless they diverted equipment from export customers. In any event, export customers are getting harder to come by, and the government finally had to face the reality that the additional money for their defense budget was just not there. This means Russia will not be replacing or refurbishing its aging (Cold War era) weapons and equipment as fast as it had hoped.
Meanwhile, the really big spender continues to be America. For example, U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have, since September 11, 2001, cost about a trillion dollars. That seems like a lot, and it is. But it's not a lot like it used to be. For example, World War II cost the U.S., at the time (in current dollars) over four trillion dollars. That amounted to over 33 percent of U.S. GDP (at the time). The current war on terror is costing about one percent of GDP. So while war may appear to be getting more expensive, relative to the amount of money available, it's actually getting cheaper. "
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20090827.aspx
Joutuivat peruumaan frigatti kaupatkin kun raha ei riitä. Uusi Kursk odottaa kohtaloaan...
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