URGENT: Russian defense industry production up 2.5% in 1Q09

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's defense related sectors increased production 2.5% in the first quarter year-on-year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Tuesday.

"There is not a whiff of a crisis or any macroeconomic problems here," Sergei Ivanov told a news conference hosted by RIA Novosti.