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1. The system for placing and executing the state defense order - the state and directions of development in 2019:

Goals of the State Defense Order - 2019. The impact of the Contract Procurement System (44-FZ) on the regulation of supplies for defense industry enterprises
Changes in 44-FZ from July 1, 2018- Updated list of procedures for identifying vendors. Transition to e-procurement. Features of conducting electronic auctions. Obligation of enhanced qualified electronic signature. Prohibition of the paper form of procurement from January 1, 2019. Changes in the rules for maintaining various registers in the EIS. Updated rules for open competitions. Changes in the amount of security for applications for participation in tenders and auctions.

2. Accounting for the current regulatory framework in the GOZ system. Review and comments on the main legal acts adopted in December 2017 - July 2018 and regulating the procedure for placing and executing contracts in the field of the state defense order in 2018:

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 2, 2017 N 1465(New Regulations on state regulation of prices for products under the state defense order);
Federal Law 263-FZ dated July 29, 2018(New version of 275-FZ in relation to authorized banks);
Federal Law No. 469-FZ of December 29, 2017“On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation”;
Changes to 223-FZ(496-FZ of 12/31/2017 and 505-FZ of 12/31/2017) and in 44-FZ (504-FZ of 12/31/2017) entered into force on July 1, 2018;
Government Decree Russian Federation dated May 04, 2018 No. 543“On Amendments to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 19, 1998 No. 47 “On the Rules for Maintaining Separate Accounting for Financial and Economic Activities by Organizations Fulfilling State Orders at the expense of the federal budget”;
Order of the Ministry of Defense dated October 8, 2018 No. 554 on the procedure and deadlines for submitting (claiming) the Report on the implementation of the state contract, the contract for the State Defense Order.
Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia dated February 8, 2019 No. 334(registered with the Ministry of Justice of Russia on April 18, 2019)

3. Risk-based control system: when to wait for the FAS check:

The system for monitoring payments under the state defense order is the basis for transparency in the relationship between participants in contractual obligations;
How to open Personal Area in the Unified Information System of the State Defense Order;
Identifier of the state contract (GCC): meaning, content and characteristic features in the contracting of the state defense order;
Criteria of risk orientations: how they affect the control system in the field.

4. Formation of prices for state defense order products, taking into account: the introduction of uniform pricing rules for the formation, placement and execution of the state defense order. What are SDO resources? What are the funds allocated for? What is meant by state regulation of the pricing of allocated SDO resources?

New principles and approaches to the formation of prices for defense products: the rule of the “original triangle.
Determination of forecast prices, pricing methods:

Ø "Method of analysis of market indicators"

Ø "Method of comparable prices"

Ø Modified "cost method"

Ø "Index" method of price calculation

Ø Basic prices of products and the procedure for their application.

Ø Time range of price planning. Motivational model of pricing in the field of state defense orders.

Ø New methods for determining prices and establishing the initial (maximum) purchase price: the procedure for formation and justification.

Ø Converting the estimated price into a fixed price, incl. supplied by a single supplier.

5. Factors of state regulation influencing the formation of the price of state defense orders.

Rationale for the choice of pricing method in the supply of defense products. Sources of information and the procedure for confirming the declared cost level. Profit and profitability in a new way. Conditions for obtaining (grounds for non-withdrawal) additional actual profit in the execution of the state defense order. Composition of costs taken as the basis of cost when determining prices for products supplied under the State Defense Order. Under what conditions can a company now get a financial result of more than 20%?
Influence of the method of choosing the Contractor on pricing in the field of state defense orders. Tender selection of the Contractor: choice of method for determining the initial (maximum) price of the contract. Recommendations of the Federal Antimonopoly Service on holding tenders that ensure the principle “the more I pay taxes to the state, the more expensive I sell the goods to the state”. Purchasing from a single supplier: state regulation of pricing at all stages of planning, execution and completion of the contract in the field of state defense orders.
New opportunities to increase the estimate within the framework of the concluded state. contract. What to do if the prices of Suppliers have climbed up, but the contract needs to be fulfilled? The possibility of recalculating the price of products: the conditions and procedure for revising prices.

6. Enterprise accounting policy- a document certifying the correctness of the intended use. What should be done to create an accounting policy as a reliable tool for regulating the processes of distributing funds on individual accounts of enterprises?

7. Costing methods andrationing of material resources

Cost management methods:

Ø Cost calculation methods;

Ø Methods of cost management by types of on-farm activities, functional cost analysis and simulation methods.

Procurement planning. Typical structural-temporal scheme for the development of plans and pricing for weapons and military equipment. Financial and economic design of the execution of orders in the field of state defense orders.
How to normalize the company's working capital?

Ø Rationing in inventories, in work in progress. Rationing of finished products. Rationing of expenses of the future periods.

Ø General working capital ratio

Methods for rationing material resources

Ø Classification of material resources in the formation of prices for defense products. Methods of rationing of material resources. Rationing of the consumption of material resources for the production of a unit of output

Ø Documents at the enterprise to monitor compliance with the norms of consumption of material resources

8. Criteria validity costs and their documentary confirmation taking into account changes in legislation

Practical recommendations the procedure for substantiating the cost and profit in the formation of prices for defense products and in the preparation of settlement and calculation materials (RCM) in the formation of product prices. Issues of determining the composition of costs in the presence of requirements for their legitimate inclusion in the cost of production. Determination of the break-even point of production.
The level of profitability in the price of products: Profitability management in the performance of contracts under the state defense order. The ratio of the calculated and economically justified levels of profitability when determining profit as part of the price of products under the State Defense Order. Justification of an additional level of profitability, if it is necessary to direct part of the profit to the development of production.
Other problematic issues substantiation of the composition and amount of overhead costs included in the price of products supplied under the state defense order and ways to solve them. Compliance with pre-contract and contract pricing. The ratio of the forecast and initial (maximum) prices of state defense contracts.
Analysis by regulatory authorities of the composition of costs, taken to form the cost of products supplied under the State Defense Order.
Best practices for allocating overhead costs between executable contracts. Accounting for profit as part of the contract price and how a decrease in the sale price affects the increase in saleability. Determination of the break-even point of production.

9. Targeted use of state defense order funds.

What has changed with the introduction of the Regulations on state regulation of prices, in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 1465 of December 2, 2017?
State regulation of prices for products under the state defense order: new powers of federal executive bodies. Interdepartmental system of control over the expenditure of budgetary funds
Measures to reduce the risks of bringing to administrative responsibility for non-compliance with the requirements for the targeted use of public funds in the implementation of state defense contracts.

10. Separate accounting of the results of financial and economic activities within the framework of the State Defense Order: we do not mix the costs of "civilian and defense industry".

Legislative requirements on the need to maintain separate accounting, liability for non-compliance with the requirements of legal acts on this issue;
Features of the organization of separate cost accounting in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 47 as amended by Decree No. 543 of May 04, 2018. Composition and content of the enterprise's expenses. The method of distribution of direct and indirect costs. Non-production costs. Justification and confirmation of the distribution of overhead costs in the context of general production and general business expenses, incl. wages of administrative staff, electricity, rent of industrial or office premises, etc. Wholesale purchases and the formation of warehouse stocks. How do the cash method and the accrual method interact in the system of separate accounting for the results of financial and economic activities?

11. Main differences between banking and treasury support: which contracts are subject to treasury support from January 01, 2018?

12. Banking support of the State Defense Order:

Federal Law No. 263 of July 29, 2018. Transfer from previously authorized banks to another authorized bank determined by the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, including the procedure for transferring balances of individual accounts. Changes to the mode of a separate account.
Prohibited banking transactions;
Preparation of payment orders.

13. Banking support of state defense contracts depending on the type of transactions and paperwork for them:

Transfers between separate accounts. Is it possible to apply "cross" financing from several separate accounts for the execution of state defense contracts?
Operations for payment for goods, services, works, the price of which is subject to state regulation;
Operations for the payment of taxes and fees, customs payments, insurance contributions to the Pension Fund, FSS, MHIF and other mandatory payments in budget system RF. Restrictions on this issue from the side of the Central Bank.
Wage: What documents must be submitted to the Authorized Bank for the payment of funds in remuneration? What do inspectors look for when checking wages? Disputes in the calculation and payment of wages.
Peculiarities of other operations not prohibited by the regime of a separate account:

Ø carefully plan other expenses for 5 or 3 million rubles, because unused limits in the current month are not transferred to the next period;

Ø payments to Suppliers who do not open separate bank accounts

Ø other expenses in favor of individuals are prohibited, but what to do with the payment of travel expenses of accountants?

Topical issues of profit transfer operations in the amount agreed by the parties at the conclusion of the contract and provided for by its terms:

Ø How much can an enterprise earn when fulfilling contractual obligations in the State Defense Order? What happens if the actual profit as a result does not correspond to the planned (calculated) one?

Ø Under what conditions can the profit be withdrawn partially without waiting for the closing of the entire contract?

Ø Is it possible to withdraw profit from the Customer's advance payment?

Ø How does the Central Bank affect the Contractor's profit level?

Reimbursement of expenses incurred by the contractor: what features of reimbursement from a separate account of previously incurred expenses for the timely fulfillment of contractual obligations should be taken into account to prevent the “freezing” of funds?
Payment for imported components, payment scheme for contractual obligations through a commercial or authorized bank
About the refund or suspension of operations;
Closing a separate bank account. Scheme for closing government contracts and debiting funds from a separate bank account.

14. Treasury support of state defense contracts in 2019, including prisoners in 2017-2018 and planned for completion in 2019. Legal regulation.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 28, 2018 No. 1702“On Approval of the Rules for Treasury Escort of State Defense Order Funds in the Currency of the Russian Federation in Cases Provided federal law"On the federal budget for 2019 and for the planning period of 2020 and 2021"
Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated December 27, 2018 N 290n(On Approval of Criteria for Suspension of Operations on Personal Accounts Opened with Territorial Bodies of the Federal Treasury for Treasury Support of State Defense Order Funds);
Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated December 11, 2018 No. 259n"On approval of the procedure for the implementation by the territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury of authorizing expenses, the source of financial security for which the source of financial security is targeted funds, with treasury support of targeted funds in cases provided for by the Federal Law "On the federal budget for 2019 and for the planning period of 2020 and 2021"
Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia dated January 10, 2019 No. 4n"On the procedure for maintaining separate accounting of the results of financial and economic activities, distribution of overhead costs, disclosure of the structure of the price of a state contract, an agreement on capital investments, an institution contract, an agreement on a major overhaul, an agreement (contract) and carrying out by the territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury in cases established by by the Government of the Russian Federation, checks during the implementation of treasury support of funds in accordance with Federal Law No. 459-FZ of November 29, 2018"On the federal budget for 2019 and for the planning period of 2020 and 2021"
Order of the Federal Treasury dated January 09, 2019No. 3n“On approval of the procedure for the formation of an identifier for a state contract, an institution contract, an agreement, an agreement on capital investments, an agreement on overhaul during treasury support of funds in the currency of the Russian Federation in cases provided for by Federal Law No. 459-FZ of November 29, 2018 “On Federal budget for 2019 and for the planning period of 2020 and 2021"

Practical issues of work within the framework of treasury support of funds received under state defense contracts:

Scheme of treasury support of government contracts. IGK with treasury support. Small contracts - money to the company's current account. For what purposes is it allowed to transfer funds to the settlement accounts of the Contractors of the state defense order in credit institution?
Opening personal accounts to record transactions of a non-participant in the budget process
List of documents to ensure the process of interaction with the treasury. What needs to be done for electronic document management?
List of prohibited and permitted operations in treasury support;
The necessary conditions included in government contracts (contracts, agreements) providing for advance payments
Information about the direction of spending targeted funds.
What reports on enterprises and how often do Territorial Treasury bodies send to information system?
Mandatory conditions included in government contracts, contracts (agreements) for treasury support. Documents required to authorize expenses from personal accounts in the treasury
What does the Treasury check when authorizing the targeted expenses of the contractor, co-executor.
Treasury letter of credit: new on the basis of a well-established old one

15. Responsibility of managers, founders and chief accountants of organizations in the conditions of work under the state defense order: from criminal liability and confiscation of property to a fine and disqualification.

the federal law dated December 29, 2017 N 469-FZ “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation”
Property, tax, administrative and criminal liability of these persons, features of their personal liability.
Inclusion in the cost of production (sales) of products of costs not related to its production (sales). Opinion of the Federal Antimonopoly Service on the application of penalties for violations in the field of state defense order
Administrative punishment of an official of an organization (disqualification): conditions and procedure for application.

16. Scheduled and unscheduled inspections in the field of state defense orders. When to expect a control check and what to do if it is on the threshold?

Rules for conducting scheduled and unscheduled inspections in the field of state defense orders - by the bodies of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the prosecutor's office and the military prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation, their interaction with other state regulatory bodies.
Tax and police audits of companies operating under the State Defense Order . Trends in conducting tax and police audits of businesses. Interaction between tax and law enforcement authorities during business inspections
Common Mistakes during checks leading to negative consequences For the company. Algorithm of actions during inspections.
Recommendations to procurement participants in the field of state defense order to protect their legal rights.

17. Summarizing. Discussion of the most relevant topics and answers to questions.

For the Russian defense industry, the outgoing 2017 was a rather fruitful year, which was not accompanied by scandals and disruptions in the delivery of military products. The Russian military-industrial complex (DIC) has been loaded with orders for many years, both as part of the implementation of the state defense order and the fulfillment of export contracts. In particular, on November 21, 2017, the head of the Federation Council committee on defense and security, Viktor Bondarev, announced the volume of the agreed state armaments program (SAP) for 2018-2025: 19 trillion rubles will be allocated for its implementation.

Supply of arms and military equipment as part of the implementation of the state defense order

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, the state defense order in 2017 will be completed by 97-98%. On the air of the Russia 24 TV channel on Wednesday, December 27, he noted that in terms of numbers, the result will be no worse than in 2016. Earlier in February 2017, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, in an interview " Russian newspaper”said that more than 1.4 trillion rubles would be allocated for the implementation of the state defense order for 2017. According to him, the main share of the funds, more than 65%, was planned to be directed to serial purchases. modern species weapons and military equipment.

Already now we can say that the large-scale state arms program until 2020 has seriously stimulated the development of the Russian military-industrial complex. Over the past 5 years, the share of modern equipment in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has increased 4 times, and the pace of military development has grown 15 times. On December 22, 2017, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on this as part of the final extended collegium of the military department, which was held at the Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces. Currently, a systematic process of rearmament is underway Russian army new, in 2020 the share of such weapons in the troops should be 70%. For example, in 2012 the share of modern weapons and military equipment in the troops was only 16%, and at the end of 2017 - about 60%.

Within the framework of the final expanded board of the military department, the immediate plans for the rearmament of the troops were announced. So the share of modern weapons in the nuclear triad of the Russian Federation has already reached 79%, and by 2021, Russian ground-based nuclear forces should be equipped with new weapons at a level of up to 90%. We are talking, among other things, about missile systems that can confidently overcome even promising anti-missile defense systems. It is planned that in 2018 the share of modern equipment in the Russian army will reach 82% in the Strategic Nuclear Forces, 46% in the Ground Forces, 74% in the Aerospace Forces, Navy – 55%.

Earlier, on December 22, he spoke about the main deliveries of weapons and equipment to the troops in 2017. According to the results of the outgoing year, enterprises of the Russian defense industry were transferred to formations and military units Western Military District (ZVO) more 2000 new and modernized models of weapons and military equipment (AME). Troops Eastern Military District (VVO) received more than 1100 units of weapons and military equipment. In particular, the missile units are being re-equipped with new Iskander-M and Bastion missile systems; as a result of these actions, the combat power of the district has increased by more than 10%. In military units and formations Southern Military District (SMD) more than 1700 units of weapons and military equipment, this made it possible to increase the share of modern types of weapons and equipment in the district to 63%. Thanks to the arrival of new military equipment, combat power Central Military District (TsVO) over the past three years has grown by almost a quarter, in 2017 the troops of the district received about 1200 units of weapons and military equipment.

According to the Russian Defense Minister, more than 50 ships are being built for the country's Navy in 2017. The work is being carried out under 35 state contracts, 9 lead and 44 serial warships and support vessels are being built under them. In total, in 2017, the Navy included 10 warships and combat boats, as well as 13 support vessels and 4 Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems. The composition of naval aviation was replenished with 15 modern aircraft and helicopters. According to the minister in Ground troops 2055 new and modernized types of weapons were received, with which 3 formations and 11 military units were re-equipped, and 199 drones were also delivered to the troops. As part of the Russian Aerospace Forces, a special-purpose division and a military transport division were formed. 191 new aircraft and helicopters were received, as well as 143 air defense and missile defense weapons. In total, the Russian military-industrial complex produced 139 combat aircraft and 214 helicopters in 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin spoke about this on the Russia 24 TV channel.

For the future of the defense industry, it is important to increase the production of civilian products

Russian defense industry enterprises can still count on the state defense order, but funds for the renewal of the armed forces will not be allocated indefinitely. The more the armed forces are equipped with new military equipment, the less it will be ordered by the army from the domestic defense industry. The economic and political situation in which Russia finds itself today also affects the financing of state arms purchases. As part of the discussion state program armaments for 2018-2025, which has been ongoing since the end of 2016, the initial requests of the Ministry of Defense were reduced several times. The initial requests of the military department amounted to about 30 trillion rubles, but then they were reduced by the government to 22 trillion rubles, and according to the latest data - to 19 trillion rubles.

Soon Russian President sees the cost of the country's defense in the range of 2.7-2.8% of GDP (in 2016, the figure was 4.7%). At the same time, it is planned to solve all the previously set tasks for the modernization of the Armed Forces and the military-industrial complex, the RT website reports in Russian. The Russian Ministry of Defense and the defense industry have two strategic goals. The first is to bring the share of modern military equipment in the Russian Armed Forces to 70% by 2020. The second is to increase the share of civilian products in the Russian defense industry to 50% by 2030 (in 2015, this figure was only 16%). Obviously, the second strategic goal follows directly from the first. The higher the indicator of the Russian army's equipment with new military equipment, the less products the military will order from Russian enterprises.

According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, by 2020, the growth in the output of civilian products by defense industry enterprises is planned to be 1.3 times. Most likely, such a significant jump in production is planned to be achieved through the mass production of new passenger aircraft of various classes. Russian government focuses on the production of passenger aircraft MS-21, Il-114-300, Il-112V, Tu-334, Tu-214 and Tu-204. It is expected that by 2025 the number of passenger aircraft produced in the country will increase by 3.5 times - from 30 to 110 aircraft per year. In the future, the financial stability of the defense sector of the Russian economy should be based not only on long-term contracts concluded within the framework of the state arms procurement program. At meetings devoted to the defense industry, Vladimir Putin repeatedly said that industrialists should look for new markets, and this is true today for Russian arms exports.

It should be noted that a partial reorientation of the defense complex towards the production of civilian products is already underway in the regions, in particular, in Udmurtia, which is a recognized forge of Russian weapons. As Alexander Svinin, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Udmurt Republic, told reporters on Wednesday, December 27, following the results of 2017, the defense enterprises of the republic increased the output of civilian products by 10%. According to the official, bringing civilian products of the defense industry to the market is an important task for the government of the republic in the face of declining state defense orders. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that in 2018 meetings with representatives of large Russian companies will be held every two weeks, this work should help in solving the problems of finding new markets for the products of defense enterprises. In December 2017, one meeting has already taken place, during which the head of Udmurtia and the heads of five defense enterprises of the republic, as well as the Chepetsk Mechanical Plant, met with the leadership of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The meeting discussed the industrial potential of defense enterprises, which can be used in the aircraft industry.

Export of arms and military equipment

There are no final figures for Russian arms exports in 2017 yet. But already in March of this year, as part of the 14th international naval and aerospace exhibition LIMA 2017, Viktor Kladov, director of international cooperation and regional policy of the state corporation Rostec, as well as the head of the joint delegation of the corporation and JSC Rosoboronexport, told reporters that the export of Russian arms in 2017 would exceed the figures for 2016. At the same time, in 2016, Russia exported weapons and military equipment in the amount of $15.3 billion.

Export deliveries forte Russian defense industry and the entire industry of the country. Russia's positions in the world arms market are traditionally strong. In terms of arms exports, our country ranks second in the world after the United States. The market for arms and military equipment today looks like this - 33% are in the United States, 23% - in Russia, China is in third place with a serious lag - 6.2%. At the same time, according to experts, by 2020 the capacity of the world arms market could grow to $120 billion. The trend in the international arms market is to increase the share of purchases of military aircraft, including helicopters, and the demand for air defense systems and marine equipment is also growing. At the same time, by 2025, in the structure of arms purchases by countries of the world, according to military experts, the share of aircraft will already account for 55%, followed by marine equipment with a serious lag - about 13%.

According to the publication, Rosoboronexport's portfolio of orders today exceeds $50 billion (with a contract term of 3 to 7 years). The five main customers of Russia are as follows: Algeria (28%), India (17%), China (11%), Egypt (9%), Iraq (6%). At the same time, about half of the supplied products already fall on aviation, another quarter on various air defense systems. At the same time, experts note the growth of competition for Russian weapons from China, India, South Korea, Brazil and even Belarus.

If we talk about the most important export contracts of 2017, then they include the signing on August 10, 2017 of the Russian-Indonesian agreement on the conditions for the acquisition by Indonesia of 11 Russian-made Su-35 multifunctional fighters. According to the agreement signed by the parties, the cost of acquiring 11 Russian fighters will amount to $1.14 billion, of which Indonesia is going to cover half of this amount ($570 million) with supplies of its own products, including palm oil, coffee, cocoa, tea, oil products, etc. . This does not mean at all that the goods will physically arrive in Russia, as a rule, in such cases we are talking about commodities that can be easily sold on the markets.

The second very important defense contract for Russia concerns Turkey and its acquisition of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system. This deal became the main informational occasion for a long time. At the end of December 2017, the head of the Rostec state corporation, Sergei Chemezov, revealed some details of this transaction in an interview with journalists from the newspaper "". According to him, the benefit of Russia from the supply of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system to Turkey is that this is the first NATO country that bought our latest system air defense. Chemezov noted that Turkey bought 4 S-400 divisions for a total of $2.5 billion. According to Chemezov, the Turkish and Russian Ministries of Finance have already completed negotiations, it remains only to approve the final documents. “I can only say that Turkey pays 45% of the total amount of the contract to Russia as an advance, and the remaining 55% is Russian credit funds. We plan to start the first deliveries under this contract in March 2020,” Sergey Chemezov said about the terms of the deal.

Also in December 2017, the Stockholm international institute Peace Research (SIPRI) has published a ranking of the top 100 largest military-industrial companies in the world by sales in 2016 (both domestically and internationally). The total volume of arms sales of Russian companies included in this rating grew by 3.8%; in 2016, they sold arms worth $26.6 billion. The top 20 companies included United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in 13th place with an estimated sales of $5.16 billion and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in 19th place with an estimated sales of $4.03 billion. On the 24th line of this rating is the Concern VKO Almaz-Antey with an estimated sales volume of 3.43 billion dollars.

Pros and cons for Russian arms exports in 2017

The year 2017 brought both positive and negative moments for the Russian export prospects for arms and military equipment. The positive aspects include the successes of the Russian army, demonstrated in Syria. fighting in Syria, this is a very strong advertisement for Russian and even Soviet weapons. In the war in Syria, even obsolete samples of Soviet-made weapons and military equipment showed themselves well, reaffirming their high combat qualities, as well as an excellent level of reliability.

In total, during the period from 2015 to 2017, during the hostilities in Syria, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation checked and tested more than 200 types of weapons and military equipment in combat conditions. Basically, all tested weapons confirmed the tactical and technical characteristics declared by the manufacturers. Of course, the operation in Syria has become a real benefit for modern Russian aircraft and combat helicopters. For example, many countries are seriously considering the possibility of purchasing a modern Russian Su-34 front-line bomber. However, different models of weapons have shown themselves well in Syria. For example, a modernized high-precision 152-mm Krasnopol projectile was used in Syria, a video recording of the use of these projectiles can be found on the Internet today, this high-precision munition may also be of interest to potential customers.

For its development, the Russian military-industrial complex must remain competitive and look for new export markets for its products. In the context of a decrease in the state defense order, this is especially important and relevant. Of course, Russia will not lose the world's second largest arms exporter in the foreseeable future, but the struggle for sales in monetary terms will only increase. New players of the “second tier” are entering the market, which at the same time have a well-developed high-tech industry. For example, the published SIPRI rating highlights the growth of South Korean military-industrial companies, which in 2016 sold military products worth $8.4 billion (an increase of 20.6%). Russian enterprises must be prepared for the fact that competition on the international arms market will only increase.

With a minus sign for Russian arms exports, and hence for companies in the domestic military-industrial complex, can be considered, which appeared at the end of October 2017. Under pressure from Congress, the administration of US President Donald Trump named a list of 39 Russian defense companies and intelligence agencies, cooperation with which could lead to company and government sanctions around the globe. At the same time, how seriously the American leadership will approach the implementation of the new sanctions package can only be seen in the future. Experts note that the Trump administration has the opportunity to both deal a truly tangible blow to Russian arms exports and sabotage the introduction of severe restrictive measures.

Almost half of the newly published sanctions list were enterprises of the state corporation Rostec, which is the monopoly agent for the export of Russian weapons to the international market. As experts at the Atlantic Council in the field of economic sanctions note: “The listing of new Russian military-industrial complex companies on the sanctions list will increase the potential risk for any state and any company that has business relations with them, forcing them to make a choice: either to do business with the United States, either with these Russian structures". Washington may use new sanctions as a possible blow to its main competitor in the international arms market. With the help of new sanctions, the US authorities will be able to put pressure on third countries, their governments and companies. Therefore, the Russian military-industrial complex will have to work taking into account the possibility of these risks and increased sanctions pressure, which will not disappear anywhere in the foreseeable future.

As Ruslan Pukhov, a well-known expert in the field of arms in Russia, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, noted in an interview with journalists "", Ruslan Pukhov, in terms of economy and GDP, today Russia is not even among the 10 leading states in the world, but the country ranks second in arms trade. It is already very difficult to increase sales volumes further: “our” sales markets are saturated (“Russia has already armed half the world with Kornets, “dryers” have even been supplied to Uganda), and sanctions are affecting. Therefore, we need to focus on keeping our second place - and the task is very difficult, new approaches are needed. “I see two options. The first of them is the struggle for non-traditional budgets: not the defense ministries of potential customer states, as is basically the case today, but the police, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the border guards and other departments, where there may still be reserves for the products of the Russian defense industry. The second is the struggle for non-traditional sales markets, that is, for states where Russia practically did not work on military equipment. One of these states is Colombia, which has always been considered the American "garden", - said Ruslan Pukhov. It is worth noting that in early December 2017, Rosoboronexport took part in the Expodefensa 2017 exhibition in the capital of Colombia for the first time. This exhibition just fits into the strategy of searching for new sales markets for Russian military products.

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