“As part of the Navy, it is necessary to increase the number of ships in the far sea zone, including those carrying Caliber cruise missiles and Zircon hypersonic missiles,” TASS quoted him as saying at a conference call.
Shoigu said earlier that there is a degradation in security in the world arena.
On December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a regular meeting on military issues, set the task of actively expanding the combat capabilities of the Navy in the coming years.