MOSCOW, June 28-RIA Novosti. The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, the Zircon shipboard hypersonic missile, and the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems will soon be put on combat duty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Hypersonic weapons – Avangard and Dagger complexes-have already been put on combat duty. Other unique weapons systems are on the way, including the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, the Zircon shipboard hypersonic missile, the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems and other complexes, " he said at a meeting with graduates of military universities.
The President added that a new state armament program with a planning horizon is already being formed.
"Of course, the service, it is prosaic by and large, but taking into account the promising developments of leading research teams, defense institutes and design bureaus, a new state armament program is already being formed with a planning horizon until 2034, and its implementation will be aimed at further strengthening the country's defense potential. And of course, you will have to work with this technique, " the president said, addressing the graduates.
