Russia's military wants nearly three times more money than planned for a 10-year rearmament program aimed at modernising the armed forces, Russian news agencies cited a top general as saying today, according to Reuters. Remarks in parliament by the armaments chief suggested deep disagreement over what it will take to fund an aging military that the Kremlin says desperately needs modernisation. Lieutenant-General Oleg Frolov said a tentative limit of 13 trillion roubles ($420.7 billion) for armaments from 2011-2020 would leave ground forces and other parts of the military under-funded and outdated, media reported. "The sum of 13 trillion roubles will provide for support for strategic nuclear forces at the appropriate level, and also will provide for the development of air defence forces and aviation," Itar-Tass news agency quoted Frolov as saying. "At the same time, the ground forces will be under-funded and its share of modern weapons will not be large," he said. Frolov said a total of 36 trillion roubles would be needed to adequately fund armaments for all branches of Russian forces including shipbuilding and space forces. A government official questioned his figures and demanded details. "We haven't heard the grounds for this, though we have asked: show us these horrors," Interfax quoted Vladislav Putilin, deputy chairman of a government committee on defence industry issues, as saying. -- SPA