Russia is hoping to make a giant come-back in civil and military aviation. It has pledged to spend billions of dollars on boosting its defense industry, especially the air force.The goal is to build nearly 6,000 new military and civilian aircraft, and to win 15% of the global aviation market. Russia has set up a new government-controlled company to oversee the process, the United Aircraft Corporation.
But there's a long way to go, as Russia's aircraft industry has been in the doldrums since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
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Russia has made several deals on weapons, fighter jets, and passenger jets in the last few years. Supposedly they are have sold and bought all they will need until 2015 . This is "good" for Russia's economy as it will create more jobs and increase trading with other countries. However, the world is not looking at this so lightly. It seems as if Russia is trying to get back to its status of a super power via weapons. The worst part is, is that nobody trusts them, especially now that they are doing all these trades behind their back. How much longer can they do this before the Western World seriously calls their bluff? And will it be a true bluff by that point?
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