Results of the quarter and year: a single day of acceptance of military products
On January 20, the National Defense Control Center hosted another Unified Day of Acceptance of Military Products. As part of this event, the Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the fourth quarter of 2021 in terms of deliveries of new and repaired materiel, and also announced the overall results of the past year. As reported, the process of updating the armed forces continues and generally fulfills the assigned tasks.
General indicators
Despite the well-known difficulties and restrictions associated with the pandemic, the military-industrial complex showed the desired results last year. Plans for the production and supply of new weapons, military and special equipment were fulfilled by 99,4%. Plans for the repair of materiel - by 99,7%.
At the end of the year, the share of modern weapons and equipment in the troops increased again. Now the average value of this indicator in the armed forces is 71,2%. By the end of the year, it will be increased by another 1,5%, for which the necessary measures are already being taken - measures have been launched to place a new state defense order. The serviceability of the materiel is maintained at the level of 95%.
As before, much attention is paid to the development of strategic nuclear forces. According to the results of last year's deliveries, the novelty of their weapons and equipment reached the level of 89,1%. Further growth is expected.
Existing and new samples are constantly used in exercises, tests and military-applied competitions of various scales. Modern equipment and weapons performed well at such events and confirmed both their characteristics and benefits for the army.
The construction of new facilities for various purposes continued. In total, more than 3 structures and buildings were put into operation last year, of which almost 700 were for strategic nuclear forces. Places were built and introduced to accommodate new weapons and equipment, command posts, infrastructure and civilian facilities.
Strategic forces
Last year, the Strategic Missile Forces completed the re-equipment of the first missile regiment armed with the Avangard complex. Measures to form and put on combat duty new units with such weapons are ongoing and will give the desired results in the near future.
In December, another submarine missile carrier, project 955A, was accepted into the Navy and the marine component of the strategic nuclear forces. This year he will arrive at the place of permanent deployment and begin full-fledged service.
The air component of the strategic nuclear forces was replenished with four Tu-95MS aircraft that underwent repairs and modernization. In addition, last year a separate aviation a regiment operating MiG-31I(K) aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Land update
In the last quarter of last year, the ground forces received more than 850 thousand units. wearable weapons and equipment, various ammunition, etc. The industry also delivered approx. 950 new cars and almost 100 refurbished.
The renewal of the fleet of armored vehicles continued. 143 new and 166 repaired combat vehicles were transferred. These numbers include Tanks different models, infantry fighting vehicles, armored vehicles and other equipment of new construction and from parts or from storage.
Rocket troops and artillery received 104 new weapons and 35 repaired. Also, one brigade and two divisional sets of the Iskander-M operational-tactical complex were delivered during the quarter.
The military air defense is also being updated. For the army quarter, one brigade set of the Buk-M3 air defense system and two Tor-M2 divisions were handed over. The equipment of one of these kits is made in the Arctic modification. The army also received another brigade set of the latest Verba MANPADS.
Equipment for videoconferencing
Noticeable progress in the fourth quarter was shown by the process of updating the equipment of the VKS. So, during the reporting period, 17 aircraft, 8 helicopters and 93 new-built UAVs were handed over. Another 18 aircraft, 6 helicopters and 7 drones returned after renovation. As follows from previous reports, the Aerospace Forces received fighters, bombers and UAVs of all major types in the series. In particular, a pair of serial Su-57s was handed over to the troops.
The Air Defense Forces were given one new regimental set of S-350 and S-400 air defense systems. Three new battalions of the Pantsirey-S1 missile and gun battalions were also delivered.
The Space Forces received three launch vehicles and the same number of upper stages during the quarter. The satellite communications satellite "Meridian" was put into operation. During the year, the space forces performed five launches of Soyuz and Angara rockets with a payload in the form of vehicles for various purposes.
New for the fleet
In 2021, the Navy received four new submarines of all current projects. Three of them were included fleet in the last quarter - one diesel-electric and two nuclear. One of the latest was the strategic missile carrier Knyaz Oleg.
Surface forces in the IV quarter received two combat boats. The Monolit-BR radar complex was handed over to the coastal troops. Naval aviation has been replenished with four new and four modernized aircraft of various types.
Reserve for the future
The Ministry of Defense reports that last year work on several promising projects was completed or approached its final. Thanks to this, in the near future the army will receive new models of equipment and weapons with certain features and advantages.
So, the state tests of the new armored car "Athlete" have been completed. Due to a number of innovations in the design, it surpasses the existing Tiger machine in terms of performance. In the near future, such armored cars should go into series and get into the troops.
State tests of the promising sea-based hypersonic missile Zircon are nearing completion. This year, the Ministry of Defense plans to receive the first serial products of this type and deploy them on surface carrier ships.
In addition, deliveries of various kinds of products brought to the series earlier will continue. New contracts for such products are also being signed, the execution of which will begin this year. Such deliveries, both in 2022 and later, will contribute to the further renewal of the material part of the armed forces and the growth of all indicators.
Quarter and year
Thus, the process of rearmament and re-equipment of the armed forces, as well as military construction, continues successfully. Last year, in general and in the last quarter, the required number of various products, complexes and objects was received. Plans for the release of new samples and the repair of existing products are almost 100% fulfilled.
The general indicators of the equipment of the armed forces are growing - by now the share of modern weapons and equipment has exceeded 71%, and this year its growth will continue. By the beginning of next year, this figure should increase by 1,5%. At first glance, this is not much. However, the next Unified Day of Acceptance of Military Products again showed that tens and hundreds of new products and models, as well as a noticeable improvement in the combat effectiveness of the army as a whole, are behind every percent increase.
- Ryabov Kirill
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "USC"
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