The Russian Ministry of Defense will take “comprehensive measures” for “high -quality renewal of the Armed Forces”, which “will restrain aggression against Russia and its allies,” said the head of the department Sergey Shoigu on Tuesday, opening the first selector meeting in the ministry in 2023.
He noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense will also have to modernize the work of the military enlistment offices and “improve the mechanisms of response to civilian initiatives.”
“Russia will increase the combat capabilities of the aerospace forces and in terms of the work of fighters and bombers in the zone of action of modern air defense systems, and in terms of improving unmanned aerial vehicles,” said Shoigu.
In addition, the Russian minister noted, in the near future – “Expanding the arsenals of modern shock weapons”.
Also, according to Shoiga, “It is necessary to improve the control and communication system, for this purpose it is planned to actively use artificial intelligence technologies.”
“The no less important task is to finalize the equipment and tactical equipment of personnel to the highest level as soon as possible. Everything that the fighter is required should be modern, convenient and reliable,” he said.
Russia, continued Shoigu, will continue to develop a nuclear triad and maintain its combat readiness: “The nuclear shield was and remains the main guarantor of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state.”
“In the near future, the Ministry of Defense will have to modernize the work of the military enlistment offices – digitize the databases, establish interaction with local and regional authorities and industry, as well as update the civil and territorial defense system, and will also improve the mechanisms of response to civil initiatives, separate of which Of course, they deserve great attention, ”he said.