The production of certain weapons systems has increased nearly 30-fold, according to the president<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s military industry has enjoyed remarkable growth over the past two years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
\nHe commended the sector on Friday as he toured the Motovilikha Plants, a sprawling full-cycle industrial site located in the city of Perm. The facility specializes in the production of various artillery pieces, including self-propelled and towed howitzers as well as multiple rocket launcher systems.
\n\u201cFor certain types of weapons and some products, our production has increased not by a few percentage points, but several times over,\u201d Putin told workers at the plant, adding that for some, this figure is \u201calmost 30-fold.\u201d
\nIndustry output has not only increased but also improved in quality, the president noted, adding that the weapons systems have become more \u201cmodern and in-demand.\u201d Putin expressed hopes that the rapid development of the sector will not subside with the end of the Ukraine conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI hope and expect that these events related to the special military operation will pass, but the demand for modern armed forces will not end there. On the contrary, we will continue to develop the armed forces, making them modern, compact, and powerful,\u201d the president said.
\nDuring the visit to the plant, the president was shown new weapons systems, including those brought from the Ukraine conflict zone for repairs and refurbishment.
\nThey included a Derivatsiya-PVO, an anti-aircraft autocannon built on the chassis of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, as well as a TOS-2 Tosochka, a system designated as a \u201cheavy flamethrower\u201d which effectively acts as a short-range multiple rocket launcher, designed to fire massive 220mm thermobaric projectiles.
\nThe TOS-2 is a lighter, wheeled version of the tracked TOS-1A system; it has been introduced and actively used in the Ukraine conflict. The particular unit shown to Putin came from the combat zone and bore distinctive shrapnel marks, a video taken of the president\u2019s visit shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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