Sochi. November 3. INTERFAX - Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of creating new hypersonic weapons systems, high-power lasers and new robotic military complexes for the armed forces.
"Now it is especially important to develop and implement the technologies necessary to create new hypersonic weapons systems, high-power lasers, robotic complexes that will be able to effectively counter potential military threats, which means they will further strengthen the security of our country," Putin said during a meeting with the leadership of the Defense Ministry and defense industry enterprises.
He stressed that the use of artificial intelligence technologies is of paramount importance in the creation of these and other promising types and models of weapons, "which should provide a qualitative breakthrough in improving the combat characteristics of weapons."
"Such technologies should be actively used in command and control systems of troops and weapons, means of communication, data transmission, as well as high-precision missile systems," the President said.
He added that it is important to use artificial intelligence technologies when creating promising robotics with an increased degree of autonomy, as well as to implement them in providing control of drones and deep-sea vehicles.
"All these priorities and tasks should be fully reflected in the new state armament program until 2033. The development of documents for a unified source data system for its formation in the Ministry of Defense is already underway," Putin said.
