[mamonster]

>Oil rent came from outside the system; foreigners paid for a tradable asset, and the money circulated through the economy with real multiplier effects. Military rent is internal redistribution towards assets designed for destruction. The body is metabolising its own muscle tissue for energy.

Once Russian drone industry enters the export market they will blow out almost every competitor in any market not named Europe and US.

Russia now can export drones (Geran lineup) that can reliably overwhelm any current anti-air network + can offer expertise in constructing local production (Elabuga-like) + can offer drone pilot training and drone-aware tactics.

The only other country with this expertise is Ukraine (except for setting up production, they have too much cottage industry stuff going on) but outside of Europe/US most countries (especially African ones) will go with Russia as a supplier.

[Arnt]

On the back of an envelope, exporting a hundred million drones or so per year ought to fix the current Russian budget shortfall. Less would be needed if they can charge high prices, or if the state produces them and so gets the profit instead of just the taxing the manufacturer's profit. It's quite a volume.

[fuzzfactor]

I wonder if China will ever start making a significant number of drones someday ;)