Russia's Jet Industry

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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Watch where your pointing that missile!

Russian President Vladimir Putin has again warned his country could target its neighbours if they host the United States' missile shield.

At what is likely to be his final media conference as President, Mr Putin has answered questions for more than four and a half hours.

He has repeatedly returned to the issue of Russia's national security.

Mr Putin has talked of the proposed US missile defence shield, and how some of its facilities would be based in the Czech Republic and Poland.

The missiles could pose a threat to Russia, he has told the conference; in response, Russia may have to redirect some of its missiles at those countries...

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It's understandable for Russia to be worried. I would be worried if my neighbor set up a missile that could be fired at me. It will be interesting to see how countries such as the Czech Republic and Poland take these warnings. If they do set up missiles to help protect the US Russia could target them, and if they don't help the US the US may become hostile towards them. Sounds Poland and the Czech Republic have a little predicament.

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