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Originally posted by RocHard
This assumes that Russia can put it's planes in the sky. If their Air Force is anything like their Navy it's doubtful that they can put their planes up in the air. Their Navy is pretty much sitting in mothballs, isn't it?
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Russia is the second biggest military spender in the world after USA. Not to mention that a US dollar goes much further in Russia. These are old stats BTW. Putin has increase military spending much more. I am sure they can put a few planes in the sky if they had to.
Updated March 19, 2003
United States 399.1
Russia* 65.0
China* 47.0
Japan 42.6
United Kingdom 38.4
France 29.5
Germany 24.9
Saudi Arabia 21.3
Italy 19.4
India 15.6
http://www.cdi.org/budget/2004/world...y-spending.cfm