MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. Russia is maintaining its export of defense products at the level of $15 bln per year, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters after his address to the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament.

"Speaking about military-technical cooperation, Borisov noted that Russian arms exports remain at a stable annual level of $15 bln," the office said.

Russia is holding on to second place among defense exporters, despite the fact that its key partners in military-technical cooperation are under fierce pressure from the United States, Borisov noted.