According to him, a total of 2018 troops received more than 1.5 thousand types of weapons and more than 80 thousand units of equipment.
“This is a huge number. In general, we are 61.5% in terms of modernity. This level of modernity is not peculiar or not present in any of the armies of the world today, ”RIA Novosti quotes Shoigu.
He noted that the task set during the preparation and implementation of the state armament program is carried out according to plan.
Earlier it was reported that the Strategic Missile Forces before the end of the year will receive about 100 new weapons.