It is possible that among the countries of the Persian Gulf there is an increased interest in military equipment from Russia. About this American edition Breaking the Defense (BD) said Christian Ulrichsen, a researcher at the Baker Institute at Rice University (USA).
He acknowledged that the driving force of renewed interest may be restrictions on the supply of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II warplanes and electronic warfare systems to Gulf states.
Ulrichsen noted that even previous international sanctions, including close US partners, did not prevent cooperation with Russian companies.
BD states that American, European and Russian defense systems are positioned side by side at the international IDEX exhibition held in the UAE between February 20-24.
At the same time, as stated in the publication, these weapons systems compete with each other in Ukraine.
At the end of last year in the Kalashnikov concern declaration on the existence of new export contracts despite the pressure.