The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, checked the implementation of the state defense order of JSC "766 Department of Production and Technological Equipment" (UPTK) in the Moscow region, where robotic systems for various purposes are developed and produced.
The head of the military department inspected the production and presented samples of the "Uran" line of robotic systems - the "Uran-6" mine clearance complex, the "Uran-14" fire robot and the "Uran-9" combat robots, and also heard the report of the company's General Director Denis Gorsky.
Following the results of the working trip, Sergei Shoigu held a meeting with representatives of the company's management, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
"Equipping the Russian Army with military-grade robotic systems is one of the priorities of our work. Today we will discuss the state and prospects for the development of the joint-stock company and the implementation of the state defense order, " the Defense Minister said, opening the meeting.
Sergei Shoigu noted that the company "has made serious progress, serial deliveries have begun. In parallel with this, there are new works, new research projects, something is in the testing stage. We have quite a big, serious work ahead of us." The head of the military department added that he received satisfaction after inspecting the production. "I was here a few years ago, I saw what was here. Now words of gratitude to those who did all this."
"We expect to continue expanding the range of robots, which, of course, are already in demand in the military today. As expected, these will be heavy robots (mine clearance) and everything related to the further development of scouts, radiation and chemical reconnaissance robots, this applies to surface and underwater robots, " the Defense Minister said at a meeting following a working trip to the enterprise.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that JSC "766 UPTK" is developing special tracked chassis of the modular type, the design of which allows you to create any remotely controlled machines, and mobile robots with specified functionality— from combat to support. The company produces robots "Uran-6", "Uran-14" and "Uran-9" are in service with the Russian Army.
"Uran-6", in particular, was used for mine clearance in Syria. Currently, such a robot will also be used by engineering and sapper units of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh.