German and Swedish coordinate measuring machines critical to defense industry continued to flow to Russia in 2024

Last year, Russia continued to import coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), which are critical for its military-industrial complex. As The Insiderfound, equipment supplies totaled over $20 million, with two leading brands standing out: Hexagon Corporation (Sweden) and Wenzel Corporation (Germany). Meanwhile, the company of GRU officer Viktor Labin, who established supplies of Western-made CMMs to Russia, has lost its position in the domestic market.