As the President noted, defense industry organizations work stably even in a pandemic
NOVO-OGAREVO, November 10. /tass/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a task to take into account the most advanced technologies, including hypersonic and cognitive, in the new state armament program.
"It is obvious that when developing a new state armament program, it is important for us to carefully take into account all major global trends in the development of military equipment and weapons," the head of state said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on Wednesday.
"First of all, this is the introduction of advanced information, biocognitive technologies, this is an emphasis on the promotion of hypersonic complexes and weapons based on new physical principles, the latest intelligence, navigation, communications and control systems," the Supreme Commander listed.
According to Putin, the weapons and equipment entering the Russian troops are not inferior to foreign analogues, and in many respects they are superior to them.
Defense industry organizations in Russia work stably even in the conditions of a pandemic, they do not allow disruption of either deadlines or supplies, the head of state said. "Even in conditions of serious restrictions related to the coronavirus epidemic, defense industry organizations are working stably, they do not allow any disruptions or delays in supplies," Putin stressed.
Civilian products
Defense industry organizations should make greater use of the opportunities that open up when implementing national projects, the president said. "Defense industry organizations should make greater use of the opportunities that open up when implementing national projects and state programs," the head of state said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on Wednesday. According to him, "active participation in them makes it possible to significantly increase the output of civilian products and introduce advanced technologies."
The share of civilian products in the defense industry increased from 20.9% in 2018 to 25.6% by the end of 2020.
"Over the past five years, a lot has been done, in recent years the output of civilian products in the total volume of production in the defense industry has been steadily growing," the head of state said. According to him, in 2018 the share of civilian products was 20.9%, in 2019 - 24.1%, by the end of 2020 - 25.6%. "Moreover, in a number of defense industries, these figures are even higher," Putin stated.
The civilian products produced at the defense enterprises of the Russian Federation must compete with foreign analogues in terms of prices and quality, the president said.
"It is necessary to carefully monitor the quality of products, they must be fully competitive with foreign analogues both in price and technical characteristics," the head of state said.
