The share of modern weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has exceeded 71%, in the nuclear forces - 89%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

We are talking about contracts for up to 10 years

Long-term contracts for the supply of weapons and equipment to the troops in 2021 amounted to 83%. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

A number of innovations are being introduced to implement the measures of the state armament program and the state defense order, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, within the framework of the expanded board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, examined new samples of domestic military equipment and means of control of military units.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu named priority tasks for equipping the army next year. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the plans of the defense department.

Special attention should be paid to strengthening the defense capability of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the Russian leader noted

The Russian Federation should develop military and military-technical cooperation with the SCO and CSTO countries, strengthen the security of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense.

The Russian Federation will continue to pay increased attention to the development of the Armed Forces. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 21.

In 2022, 21 launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles "Yars", "Avangard" and "Sarmat" will be on combat duty of the Strategic Missile Forces.

The Ministry of Defense cooperates with the armed forces of 109 countries of the world, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Aviation units adopted 13 aircraft, including MIG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters

The Central Military District (CVO) in 2021 received more than 1,200 new and modernized samples of weapons and military equipment, the commander of its troops, Alexander Lapin, told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the Minister of Defense, the serviceability of equipment is maintained at 95%

More than 5 thousand different basic types of weapons were delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation this year. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The strengthening of the general-purpose forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue next year, it is planned to receive over a thousand pieces of equipment, including five divisional sets of the S-400 anti-aircraft system, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the Air Defense Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko.

The exercises are aimed at solving anti-terrorist tasks and working out new techniques and methods of joint actions of units, said the commander-in-chief of the troops Oleg Salyukov

Servicemen of the Ground Forces (SV) in 2022 will take part in six international exercises that will take place on the territory of other states, SV Commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Two airborne parachute regiments have been formed, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

The airborne troops of the Russian Federation received almost 500 units of new and modernized equipment in 2021. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

They are scheduled for 2022

Strategic command and staff exercises "Vostok" and "Thunder" are planned to be held next year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.

The Russian army has gained a very decent pace of development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. During an expanded meeting of the Defense Ministry board, Putin noted that Russia hopes for constructive, meaningful negotiations on security guarantees with a visible end result.

The commander of the troops noted that the combat potential of the district was quite impressive before

The Southern Military District (SE) has noticeably increased its combat potential by creating new divisions and military units, the commander of the troops of the SE, Alexander Dvornikov, told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The staffing of officer positions in the Russian army exceeded 96%. This year, an additional 13 thousand officers have been sent to the troops, the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, said at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Central Military District is expected to hold about 300 exercises of various directions next year, taking into account the activation of terrorist organizations in the region, said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District troops.