On August 23, during the Army-2021 forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the construction of warships for the country's Navy, including in Severodvinsk at Sevmash, in St. Petersburg at Admiralty Shipyards and in Komsomolsk-on-Amur at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant.
The Head of State stressed that a strong sovereign Russia needs a powerful and balanced navy.
"Today, it plays a key role in the system of ensuring the security of the state, reliably protects our national interests, makes a significant contribution to strengthening strategic parity and international stability," the head of state said.
The President pointed out that the development of Russia's naval potential will continue, as well as the improvement of the fleet's basing system and infrastructure.
"(We will continue) to equip the ships with the latest weapons and equipment. To work out complex combat training tasks at exercises and in long-distance sea trips. To demonstrate the Russian flag in strategically important areas of the World Ocean, " Putin said.
The Head of State stressed that high-precision weapons will be installed on all ships that are being laid at Russian shipyards on Monday. We are talking about two multi-purpose ships of the near sea zone and four submarines of the far sea zone.
"All ships will be equipped with modern high-precision weapons, the latest means of control and communication. The effectiveness of most of them has been confirmed during the implementation of combat missions in Syria, " the president said.
By 2027, the share of modern Navy ships should reach 70%, Putin said.
"In the coming years, you will have serious work to implement the state defense order, to fulfill the plans outlined in the state program" Armament", so that in six years, in 2027, the share of modern ships in the Navy will reach 70%, " the president added.
The construction of six warships and submarines for the Russian Navy (Navy) will begin on August 23, it was reported the day before. Thus, it was specified that two strategic nuclear submarines of project 955A will be laid at Sevmash, two diesel — electric submarines of project 636.3 will be laid at Admiralty Shipyards, and corvettes of projects 20380 and 20385 will be laid at the Amur Shipyard.
