The Russian troops have received 3,400 latest
weapon systems as part of the 2017 defense procurement program.
SOCHI,
November 21. /TASS/. The Russian troops have received 3,400 latest weapon
systems as part of the 2017 defense procurement program, Russia’s President
Vladimir Putin said while opening a meeting with the country’s top brass and
defense industry executives on Tuesday.
"At a
meeting with you here in Sochi in May, we discussed the basic parameters of the
state defense order in detail," Putin said.
"As part of the assignments already fulfilled, the troops have received over 3,400 basic types of the most advanced and modernized armament," the Russian president said.
The new
armaments include 16 combat ships and vessels, 190 advanced aircraft and
helicopters, 800 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, 170 air defense missile
systems and complexes and 1,950 multipurpose vehicles, Putin said.
Defense
specialists also carried out planned maintenance of the basic armament and
military hardware directly in the troops, the Russian president added.
These
measures will help bring up the share of modern weapon systems and military
equipment in constant alert forces to almost 60% by late 2017, Putin noted.
As the
Russian president stressed, many weapon systems have proven their worth in
Russia’s counter-terror operation in Syria.
"The
work in a combat environment confirmed the high characteristics of Russian
weapons and their traditional advantage - the simplicity of their operation and
the reliability of their use," the head of state said, adding that some
foreign partners had expressed their interest in acquiring Russia-made armament
and military hardware and expanding military and technical cooperation with
Russia.
"We
need to thoroughly study and use the practical experience of using our weapon
systems and, of course, to foster positive trends in state defense order
planning, placement and fulfillment and to ensure that all the links in this
interrelated system should work efficiently and coherently," the Russian
president said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 21-11-2107
