Director of 4-th central research institute of Russia Defence Ministry Vladimir Dvorkin said, that rework of military computer systems in the frame of program "Problem 2000" will take 85 million roubles (current exchange rate 1$=22.9 roubles). It concerns systems of nuclear armaments control, systems of satellites management, missile attack early warning systems and systems of space control. Third of this sum of money will spend for software upgrade, the rest of it - for purchase of new hardware.

Dvorkin said, that funding of program "Problem 2000" already began. In Krasnoznamensk Satellite Control Center 50 computers were displaced by new ones. "If there will no grant-in-aid from West we will manage the task ourselves", said Vladimir Dvorkin.

Source: InfoArt News Agency

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