Russia Needs Their Own DARPA

Dmitry Rogozin, has called for the creation of a defense research agency similar to Darpa, the Pentagon agency that funds military research in the U.S. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Fomichev

Russia Needs Defense Research Body - NATO Envoy -- RIA Novosti

Russia’s envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, has called for the creation of a defense research agency similar to Darpa, the Pentagon agency that funds military research in the U.S.

In an article in the Izvestia newspaper, Rogozin said Russia’s defense industry had “serious problems” even though the government has earmarked 3 trillion rubles ($97 billion) for its modernization over the next 10 years.

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My Comment: This is not the first time that such a call has been made. But while Russia does have the intellectual manpower and resources to have their own "DARPA", for reasons that I can only imagine .... such an undertaking has not been implemented.