TASS:
MOSCOW, June 28. /TASS/. The share of modern weapons in the Russian Armed Forces is coming close to 60% and this pace allows the country to reach the planned figure of 70% by 2021, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin spoke at a reception given in the Kremlin in honor of the best graduates of higher military institutions.
Just six years ago, the share of modern weapons and military hardware did not exceed 16% in the Army and in the Navy, the Russian leader said. “Today, it is close to 60% and the current pace will allow us to reach the planned figure of 70% by 2021,” Putin said.
Russia’s most advanced Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile complex is already on experimental combat duty in the country’s Southern Military District, Putin said.
