Putin: Russia's defense industry must achieve 100%import substitution

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 20 (Reporter Liu Kai) Russian President Putin said on the 20th that the Russian defense industry must achieve 100%import substitution, which needs to improve production capacity and shorten production time without affecting quality.

Putin made the above expressed when meeting the head of the Russian defense industry enterprise.He said that Russia must improve the production capacity of national defense industry enterprises and modernize it when necessary.He also said that this year will increase the supply of weapons and equipment of Russian forces and provide purchase and maintenance funds for this year.

Putin said that Russian weapons and equipment showed high efficiency in special military operations and could fight against Western weapons.He also said that Russian military equipment occupied a solid position in the world's arms market. In the first half of this year, it has provided overseas partners with more than $ 6 billion in military equipment.

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