According to Alexander Mikheev, general director of Russia's state-owned defense industry giant, more than 40 countries on the African continent are currently engaged in military-technical cooperation with Russia.
"Africa today is one of the main areas in the strategy for developing military-technical cooperation with foreign countries. More than 40 countries cooperate with us. [...] Basically, of course, this is equipment, the air force, air defense, helicopters, small arms, electronic warfare," says Alexander Mikheev.
Mikheev also noted the growing trend of creating joint ventures to produce the best specimens of Russian technology.