ROSOBORONEXPORT
State Corporation
MOVING TO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
NATO CODIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE
MILITARY PRODUCTS SUPPLIED ABROAD
NATIONAL CODIFICATION CENTRE FOR
DEFENCE EXPORT PRODUCTS
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MoD of Russia
Russian military export supplies
ROSOBORONEXPORT
Foreign customers of the Russian military equipment from
more than 60 countries over the world
+
Total
nomenclature
~ 3 000 000 items
Other procurements for state needs
 Ministry of the Interior
 EMERCOM of Russia
 …
RUSSIAN FEDERAL CATALOGUING SYSTEM OF PRODUCTS
CODIFICATION
Russian MoD procurements
REQUIREMENTS
Codification requirements in defence
acquisition and supply procedures in
Russian Federation
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Concept of codification process within the
Russian Federal Cataloguing System
Customers inside Russia (MoD, Ministry of
the Interior, …)
Use of Russian specific rules and specifications for
codification of Items of Supply:
• National list of approved items names
• Uniform Qualifier IoS (EKPS)
• Russian specific IoS
description rules
FNN (equal to NSN) is
a key to interlink
parts of codification
data within
Russian FSCP
Russian federal
nomenclature
number (FNN):
5340-57-110-3752
Foreign customers
International rules for codification of Items
of Supply (NATO Codification System) are
applied:
Technical documents
•STANAG 3150, 3151, 4177
•ACodP-1
•ACodP-2, ACodP-3
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Development of the national regulating
basis for defence export/import
products codification activities
The order issued by the Russian Federal Service for
Military Technical Cooperation of the Russian
Federation, dated June 13, 2007, №40:
“1. To authorize Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosoboronexport” as the
directing agency for codification of export and import defence products
supplied in military-technical cooperation.
2. State Corporation “Rosoboronexport” is hereunder to form in its structure a
National Codification Centre for Defence Export Products…”
Russian national standard GOST R 51725.5-2009 “Cataloguing
of defence export products” is adopted in 2009.
It determines the rules and procedures of defence export products codification.
Translation into English of GOST R 51725.5-2009 is published at our web-site
www.codification.rusarm.ru
Codification of the military export products:
on the way to the next level of
participation in NCS
NATO
Codification
System
Information
support
Standards
Technology
Organization
Federal
Cataloguing
System of Russia
National Codification Centre for Defence Export Products
(Rosoboronexport)
Order of Federal
authority for creation
of the Centre
(July, 2007)
Russian State Standard
GOST R 51725.5-2009
“Cataloguing of export
products”
Rosoboronexport’s
corporate regulations for
the activity of the Centre
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Structure of the National Codification
Centre for of Defence Export Products
State Corporation “Rosoboronexport”
Selling
Departments
Functional
Departments
Information Technologies (IT)
Department
NATIONAL CODIFICATION CENTRE
FOR DEFENCE EXPORT
PRODUCTS
FUNCTIONS
Section 1:
Supplies Database of Defence
Export Products
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Section 2:
Codification IoS
IT Divisions
Section 3: Integrated Logistic
Support
Maintaining Data Base of Defence Export Products;
Preparing lists of items of supply to be codified;
Fulfillment of codification works;
Interaction with foreign NCBs, AC/135, NAMSA, TRICOD WG, PACS, AC/327;
Generation and maintenance of Master Catalogue of Items of Supply for
Defence Export Equipment, as well as its distribution to entities concerned;
Cooperation with Russian federal
bodies on codification
Interaction with the Federal Cataloguing Centre:
• development of the Russian versions of NATO handbooks and
classifiers;
• translation into Russian language and adaptation of ISO 8000
and ISO 22745 standards.
Interaction with Cataloguing Centre of
the Russian MoD:
• exchange of codification data related to the current
codification projects of Rosoboronexport
• development of methodology for building-up consistent data
structure of the Federal catalogue of items of supply as regards
internal and external users.
Codification with the use of
MC Catalogue software tool
(AURA s.r.o. , Czech Republic)
Federal
Cataloguing
Centre
Manufacturers
Internet
Cataloguing
Centre of
Russian MoD
MC Catalogue
Server External
System
Administrator
MC Catalogue
Server Internal
National Codification
Centre for Defence
Export Products
Main Supplies
Database of
Rosoboronexport
Foreign customers
EXAMPLES OF CATALOGUING PROJECTS
IMPLEMENTED BY ROSOBORONEXPORT
Aircraft SU-30МКМ
IoS quantity: 1000
2007 - 2008
Air Cushion Landing Craft
project 12061E «Murena-E»
IoS quantity: 2800
Anti-tank missile complex
“Kornet”
IoS quantity: 300
Reference
method of
identification
2009 - 2010
Helicopter Mi-35М
IoS quantity: 2500
Portable Air Defense Missile
System «Igla-S»
IoS quantity: 250
Full
descriptive
method of
identification
Promoting international codification
principles in Russian industry
Training
• special courses on codification for the personnel
of manufacturing and designing
enterprises provided;
• training of the National Codification Centre for
Defense Export Products staff on the use of MC
Catalogue.
• special training of the personnel of industrial enterprises on the use of
MC Catalogue codification tool (preparing raw codification data).
Seminars and conferences
21.08.2008 – Conference on integrated logistic
support and codification export defense
products was held in Moscow;
30.09-01.10.2009 – 10th Conference on
codification was held in Korolev city near Moscow.
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Codification conferences in Russia –
communication and headway media
Codification conferences are held on a regular basis in Russia organized by
Federal Cataloguing Center with the participation of ROSOBORONEXPORT
 Codification conferences have been held since 1999;
 Representatives of AC/135 and NAMSA have attended the conferences as
guests (R. Maison, J.Clark, M.Pergolesi, D.Lampron, G.Vergnerie, G.Bond);
 Representatives of foreign NCBs have participated in the Russian
conferences to share experience (UK, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium,
Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Republic of Korea);
 Hundreds of delegates represent Russian industry and governmental bodies
in the conferences;
 As usual, during the conferences meetings are held between representatives
of AC/135, NAMSA and NCBs and top managers of Rosoboronexport.
2003
2009
2007
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Transition of Russia to Tier 2 – the point of
discussion at the meeting between AC/135
and Rosoboronexport
A meeting was held between AC/135 and Rosoboronexport on
September 29, 2009 in Moscow within the frame of 10th
Codification conference
Basic points of discussion:
• Codification activity of Rosoboronexport
implementing NCS standards;
• possible procedures for Russia to achieve Tier 2
level of NCS (as regards military export products)
Conclusion of the meeting
Parties agreed to follow series of practical steps
toward Tier 2 transition of Russia represented by
National Codification Centre for Defence Export
products of Rosoboronexport State Corporation
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AC/135 Sponsorship Program: transition to
TIER 2
Gilles Vergnerie (NAMSA) made presentation at the 10th Codification
conference regarding Tier 2 transition
“… country which has an important industry and has
to export materiel should find benefits in getting to
the Tier 2 level”
Important issues of the
presentation
•Benefits of Tier 2 level of
participation
• Tier 2 country – becomes a full
member of NCS community
• Two ways data exchange
•Tier 2 administrative needs
•Tier 2 compliance tests procedure
• Responsibilities
Tier 2 country
Chief of US NCB
Steven Arnett of
presented
information about NCS
with respect
to NMCRL
Modernization Working
Group
and ISOdata
22745 & ISO 8000 standards
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Cooperation in codification area between
Rosoboronexport and Slovak Republic
A meeting was held between Slovak NCB and Rosoboronexport
on September 29, 2009 in Moscow within the frame of 10th
Codification conference
Basic points of discussion:
• Cooperation in codification data exchange with
respect to Russian military equipment supplied to
Slovak Republic;
• Conclusion of bilateral agreement on codification
Results of the meeting:
Agreement for cooperation in
codification area was signed
between the parties
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Different countries – various implementation
of national codification systems within
consolidated NCS community
Representatives of Slovak NCB gave descriptions of their national
codification System at the conference
NCB structure & organization

Codification process,
interaction with suppliers, NCBs, MoD

Codification data: tools and
maintenance procedures

Parameters of Slovak codification data
in NMCRL
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Working up necessary actions for Russian
Federation to carry out Tier 2 transition
Discussions during the 10th Codification conference showed that
harmonization of the Russian Federal Cataloguing System with NSC
rules is essential and Tier 2 level for military export products is a
pressing task
What is to be done for Tier 2
(within Russia)
1. List of actions and schedule
(done)
2. Package of documents: formal,
technical (in progress)
3. Financial program (in progress)
4. Getting approval on different
levels of governance (in
Organizations engaged in the
process
(from the Russian side)
1.
Federal authorities
• Federal Service for Military
Technical Cooperation
• Federal Agency for technical
regulation
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs
progress)
2.
Rosoboronexport
State Corporation
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Integration of codification data into
supply support automated system
Development of special software providing data
exchange between MC Catalogue and Corporate
automated system of materiel supply support.
Rosoboronexport
Corporate automated
system
MC
Catalogue
Server
Provisioning
lists
Codification
data
Codification
management
software
(MC Catalogue)
MCC User
MCC User
MCC User
Future plans for integration of National
Codification Centre of Defence Export
Products into NATO Codification System
 Development of that part of the Russian Federal System of
Cataloguing which response to NATO Codification system
rules through the activities of the National Centre for
Codification
of
Military
Export
Products
in
«Rosoboronexport».
 Promoting descriptive method of items identification
according to ACodP-1 rules as the basic technology for
codification
 Negotiations with AC/135 and NAMSA about acceptance of the
military export codification, performed by Rosoboronexport,
to the higher level of participation in the NCS.
 Development of information infrastructure for codification
data exchange through military products designers and
manufacturers.
 Providing Russian industry personnel training.
ROSOBORONEXPORT
State Corporation
NATIONAL CODIFICATION CENTRE FOR
DEFENCE EXPORT PRODUCTS
18/1, Ovchinnikovskaya nab.,
Moscow 115324,
Russian Federation
Tel.:
+7(495) 950-9133
E-mail: rv0508@post.rusarm.ru
Web: www.codification.rusarm.ru or www.roe.ru
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