She will depart one day after the inaugural flight of the "lethal transit" agreement, signed in July by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, which allows transport of military personnel and equipment across Russia to support the U.S.-NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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Engineering companies like Siemens, transport firms like Deutsche Bahn, and machine tool firms could all be in Russia's sights.

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Mr Antony told a news conference in the Indian capital, Delhi, that Russia would also supply 45 transport planes.

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