The Russian armed forces are to spend $10 billion on new digital communications by 2012, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Tuesday.
"It is necessary to have a technical base for resolving military tasks. It is communication that must be turned digital. We are currently working on it. We should resolve these tasks by 2012," Gen. Makarov said.
One of the General Staff's main projects is a new tactical control system.
"A large sum of money, about 300 billion rubles ($10 billion) has been allocated to this," Makarov said, adding that the armed forces digital communication program is part of the Defense Ministry's draft arms procurement program up until 2020.
MOSCOW, December 14 (RIA Novosti)
