Russian armed forces still have a lack of certain types of weapons including unmanned aircraft, Despite a significant increase in production, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. According to Reuters, TASR reports this.
Almost all arms businesses fulfilled their orders last year, Putin announced at the meeting of the State Military-Industrial Commission. He mentioned that The production of weapons, communication, reconnaissance and electronic combat systems has more than doubled last year.
“(Russian) soldiers have received more than 4000 pieces of armored weapons, 180 fighter aircraft and helicopters and more than 1.5 million drones of different types,” The Kremlin boss said. Approximately 4,000 FPV drones – lightweight models for accurate targeting were also produced.
“These weapons are still not enough. It’s not enough,” Putin pointed out and at the same time expressed the belief that all plans to increase the production of the necessary equipment, especially unmanned aircraft, would certainly be fulfilled. “They are already impatiently expecting them,” added.
His statements according to Reuters indicate that Russia intends to further increase military production in the fourth year of war against Ukraineeven when it negotiates with the United States about the possibilities of terminating this conflict.
From the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow introduced Russian defensive plants to a state of continuous productionwrote Reuters. According to the agency, it has also received a large number of military equipment, such as drones, missiles and missile systems, from other countries, including Iran and North Korea.
