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    RUSSIA SIGNS DEALS UNDER AMBITIOUS WEAPONS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    September 1, 2011 - 16:33 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said he
    has signed all deals under an ambitious weapons procurement program
    except for one, following official criticism that the military was
    falling short of its annual plan.

    "The signings took place yesterday and the day before, there's only
    the contract with the United Shipbuilding Corporation that's left,"
    Serdyukov told reporters on Thursday, September 1.

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin instructed the ministry
    to conclude all deals under the procurement program for 2011 by
    September. The ministry has been criticized by the Kremlin for making
    slow progress on the program.

    Alexander Sukhorukov, the former head of the Russian arms procurement
    service Rosoboronzakaz, was appointed deputy defense minister by
    President Dmitry Medvedev earlier on Thursday.

    Sukhorukov will be overseeing an $730-billion procurement program
    through 2020, RIA Novosti reported.

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