What I'm saying may apply the SF and the entire armed forces in general.
U look at the most expensive thing on a officer what is it? Obviously the firearms, Sidearm, BPJ, Helmet.
Now what option does Russia have when it comes to guns.
Rifles= AK74, AKM, ADS
Sidearms= Gsh 18, MP 443, P 96.
Shotgun= VERP, MTs
Sub Machine gun= SR2, Vityaz, PP2000
Machine Gun= PKM,
Sniper= VKS, SVD 98, Oris Lobaveb.
All indigenous.
Now look at India what Options do we have
Sniper= OFB sniper Kek.
Sidearm= OFB pistol, Russians Licensed Pistol
Machine Gun= All foreign made or licensed
Shotgun= OFB shotgun.
Rifles= INSAS, all other licensed
Our Elite SF use Wendy's helmet Russian have their in-house production
Bulk of our gun sights are from Zeiss.
1 billion spent on modernisation in Russia, 90% stays in Russia.
1 billion spent on modernisation in India 50% goes outside India.
For Russians spending money on modernisation is equivalent of Using Taxpayers money to infuse money back into the economy and the Oligarchs.