“In the middle of November, in the framework of the tasks of the state defense order, about 2,000 main types of weapons and military equipment have already been delivered to the troops. Among them, 74 aircraft and helicopters, 80 unmanned aerial vehicles, 4 regimental sets of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, 5 surface ships, 250 tanks and combat armored vehicles, ”RIA Novosti quoted Putin’s words.
The President noted that the pace of rearmament of the troops in the country today is generally ensured.
At the same time, the head of state stressed that it is necessary to analyze in detail the implementation of the state defense order, including the untimely fulfillment of obligations by individual defense companies.
In May, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told about the state defense order for 2018. As reported by the FAN, the amount of the state defense order was to be about 1.5 trillion rubles. 70% of the funds were planned to be spent on the acquisition of modern weapons.