"Our technology experts didn't hear anything unexpected, it's just the naked truth that we already knew from other sources," Rogozin told journalists regarding the leaks made by the ex-National Security Agency contractor, who is awaiting the result of his Russian asylum application in a Moscow airport.
The leaked information however "pushes us to act and hastens the creation of our own base of electronic components which we cannot do without," Rogozin added.
"The issue is information security," said Rogozin. "When we buy foreign machines, these machines are outfitted with programme support, which can have certain implants, and these implants can work at a certain moment to turn off the machine or to transmit certain information."
"The key elements of this component base should be made on Russian territory," he added, Russian news agencies reported.
Snowden has arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong with several laptops reportedly containing classified information after leaking details of US surveillance operations at home and abroad.