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Russian arms exporter's total sum of space contracts exceeds $1 billion over 15 years

Rosoboronexport has provided services for the launch of spacecraft for various purposes in the interest of Germany, Korea, Italy, Austria, the UAE, the USA, Canada, Turkey
Installation of space launch vehicle with satellites aboard at Plesetsk Cosmodrome (archive) ITAR-TASS/Andrei Morgunov
Installation of space launch vehicle with satellites aboard at Plesetsk Cosmodrome (archive)
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ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow region), August 26. /TASS/. The total amount of contracts concluded by Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport under space projects for the past 15 years has exceeded $1 billion, the company CEO Anatoly Isaykin told reporters on Wednesday.

"The total amount of Rosoboronexport contracts on space projects for the period since 2000 has exceeded $1 billion. In particular, Rosoboronexport has provided services for the launch of spacecraft for various purposes in the interest of Germany, Korea, Italy, Austria, the UAE, the USA, Canada, Turkey," Isaykin said.

According to him, the special exporter also cooperates with foreign partners in the creation of communication and navigation systems and in the joint research and development activity.

"Rosoboronexport can offer unique integrated projects, as was the case with sending Malaysia’s first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an offset agreement to the contract on the supply of the Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jets," the company CEO said.