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In 2014, Russian arms exports hit a record high of $13.2 billion, with a heavy focus on aircraft sales. Its main trading partners are nations such as China and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian defense firms that will present their products at the MAKS air show, such as Almaz-Antey and the United Aircraft Corp.,\u00a0are Russia&#8217;s largest defense contractors, and saw surging revenues in this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/topic\/61487eb8-86ba-4032-98ad-616368fcd1fa\/top-100-2015\/\">Defense News Top 100 ranking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Russia appears to be making a concerted push to sweep up contracts from non-traditional customers in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia and\u00a0Jordan. 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Several Russian media reports said that Russia and Iran are expected to sign an agreement on the sale of four battalions of S-300 air defense systems this week. 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