Putin asks for a long -term arming program, starting from the experience of the Ukraine war. What will happen by 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Wednesday, during a meeting dedicated to the development of the military-industrial sector, the elaboration of a state arming plan by 2036, to use the war experience in Ukraine and the modern tendencies in the development of the worldwide armament.

Putin asks the persons in the military industry to calculate the needs in advance. Photo shutterstock

“Our task today is to develop a new long -term program for the entire set of weapons, including the newest, using the maximum experience «Special Military Operation» (in Ukraine), of different regional conflicts, as well as global tendencies in the development of military technologies“Said Putin, according to EFE, quoted by Agerpres.

“It allows us to produce the necessary volume of armament today”

The Kremlin leader welcomed the fact that measures were taken between 2008 and 2010 to stimulate the development of the Russian military-industrial complex, which allowed Moscow to reach its current level.

“This allows us to produce the necessary volume of weapons and equipment today,” he said.

Vladimir Putin said that several working meetings will be held from Wednesday, which will be analyzed “The key parameters of a new arming program for the years 2027-2036 “.

“It is necessary to increase their fight capabilities as soon as possible.”

Russian president also said that “The ground forces continue to represent the dominant force in modern wars of any extent and any intensity”adding that they need a “Increased capabilities”.

“It is necessary to increase their fighting capacities as soon as possible, to create solid conditions for their development, to ensure the creation of advanced weapons systems with the highest tactical-technical characteristics and modernization possibilities.”he said.

Putin also ordered the military industry officials “to calculate in advance the needs and prepare the infrastructure for the location of new weapons systems, including bases, warehouses, aerodromes and others. “

The financial resources for the construction and modernization of these installations must be included in the state program, the Russian president said, asking to act so that the new weapons are not left “outdoor”in an allusion to the strategic aircraft stationed under the open sky on the aerodromes in Russia, which was recently the target of a Ukrainian attack with drones.

The new program “It should become an effective tool for implementing the recently approved strategy for the development of Russian armed forces by 2050 “, Putin said.

The Russian leader also stated that the new measures of the new state program for the endowment of the army “it must be put in strict agreement with the plans for mobilizing the economy ”.

“Particular attention should be paid to nuclear triadwhich was and continues to be the guarantor of Russia's sovereignty, having a key role in ensuring the balance of forces worldwide“said a little Wednesday.

Russian weapon factories have increased their production

The previous arming program cost the federal budget over 20 trillion rubles in 2012-2022 and was suspended in the first months of the invasion in Ukraine, notes The Moscow Times. According to him, in 2020 Russian troops were to receive army tank formations, a new type of bombardier, 600 planes and thousands of helicopters, and the share of modern weapons was to increase to 70%. But the Russian army entered the Ukraine in February 2022 with outdated equipment, old paper maps and in a few months has exhausted its high precision missile reserves, according to the quoted publication.

Since then, Russia's defense factories have increased their production. In a three-lap regime, they produce public and bombs for the Russian army that fights on the fronts of Ukraine.

The Russian government allocated, in the 2025 budget, a record amount of 13.2 trillion rubles for the maintenance of the army and the production of weapons. The share of military expenses in the budget – almost 30% – has become unprecedented from the USSR period.

Between 2022-2025, the expenses of the Russian budget for the military sector amounted to 35.5 trillion rubles, or $ 440 billion at the current exchange rate, according to The Moscow Times.