Putin called the rapid provision of combat units with the necessary weapons a key task of the defense industry President Vladimir Putin visited the Shcheglovsky Val Tula plant, where he inspected one of the upgraded BMP-2 combat vehicles and other weapons.
He also held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the military-industrial complex and outlined the key task for them - providing all units with weapons, equipment, equipment and ammunition of the necessary quality and in a short time. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".
President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tula, where he held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the military-industrial complex. Alexey Dyumin, the governor of the Tula Region, accompanied him on the trip.
"It is important to improve and improve the characteristics of weapons and equipment of our fighters, taking into account the combat experience gained. I am waiting for relevant reports from you today. I would like to hear from you suggestions on solving problematic issues," Putin said at the beginning of the meeting.
The key task
The President also outlined the key task of the defense industry - to provide military personnel with all necessary weapons and equipment. "And in the required volume and the right quality, in a short time," the head of state stressed.
Putin also called for improving the quality characteristics of products, taking into account the experience gained during the special operation in Ukraine. "It is important to improve and significantly improve the characteristics of weapons and equipment, taking into account the combat experience gained," he said, noting the importance of interaction of enterprises with direct participants in hostilities.
"A separate and extremely important issue is the provision of feedback by defense industry organizations with units that participate in a special military operation," the politician said.
Putin said that he has no doubt that in 2023 the state defense order will be fully fulfilled. "Of course, I expect that, as in previous years, as this year, in 2023, the tasks of the state defense order in terms of the production and supply of weapons, military and special equipment will be fulfilled in full," TASS quoted him as saying.
At the end of the meeting, the Head of state wished the heads of defense industry enterprises success "for the benefit of the Motherland and our people" and congratulated them on the upcoming holidays.
Shcheglovsky Val
As part of the trip, the President visited the Shcheglovsky Val machine-building plant, where he inspected the assembly shops of heavy machines and lightly armored vehicles, as well as a machining shop. Putin was shown samples of guided projectiles, mines and missiles for various types of weapons, various models of the Pantsir-S missile defense system.
The President also examined in detail one of the upgraded BMP-2 combat vehicles, which he climbed up the steps of the workers' stand. "Are you finishing up already?" - the head of state asked the employees. They answered in the affirmative.
Military expert Litovkin told the newspaper.En" about these BMP: "BMP-2, BMP-3. They are used in combined arms formations in conditions of combined arms combat. On the offensive, on the defensive, on the march, in ambush. Everywhere. This is the main combat vehicle of Russia. This is modernization. These are all improvements to the combat vehicle."
Academician A.G. Shipunov KBP and the Shcheglovsky Val plant, which is part of it, produce high-precision weapons and various weapons systems. In particular, Shcheglovsky Val produces ZRPC Pantsir-S and Pantsir-S1 combat vehicles, combat squads Bakhcha and Berezhok, anti-tank missile systems Kornet-EM, as well as combat modules from the sea-based ZRPC Pantsir-M.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 36 state contracts totaling more than 525 billion rubles were concluded at the Army-2022 forum. As a result of their implementation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will soon receive more than 3,700 new models of equipment.
Leonid Tsvetaev