Russian Defence Minister inspects fulfillment of the state defence order at a defence industry enterprise in Moscow region

Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu has inspected the fulfillment of the state defence order at Tactical Missiles Corporation defence industry enterprise in Moscow region.

The Head of the Russian Defence Ministry together with the Governor of Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov inspected production departments of the enterprise and the technological process of assembling high-precision weapons of mass destruction.

Boris Obnosov, CEO of the Corporation, reported to General of the Army Sergei Shoigu on the fulfillment of the instructions of the Russian Minister of Defence to increase production rates, which were given as a result of an inspection in March 2023.

Over the last six months, the output volumes of high-precision means of defeat have been increased twofold, and for certain nomenclatures of products, 3.5 and 5 times. The output volumes have increased due to modernisation of production, increase in the number of personnel, increase in labor productivity and transition to a 24/7 working schedule.

CEO of the Corporation reported that additionally specialists from other cooperative enterprises with relevant specialised education were involved: ‘They come here from Orenburg, from Perm, we work very closely with local educational institutions — with technical schools, with the Corporation’s training centre. We have recently taken 40 graduates from there’.

The Corporation’s management presented to the Russian Minister of Defence the latest weapons received as part of the operational development and modernisation of high-precision weapons that have been put into mass production.

Following the results of the work, the Head of the Russian Defence Ministry held a meeting with the participation of the company’s management and the relevant military authorities.

The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation heard a report by Boris Obnosov, CEO of the Corporation, on the progress of the project to develop a highly mobile MLRS equipped with guided rocket projectiles with enhanced accuracy characteristics and guided interspecies glider munitions.

Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu noted that Tactical Missile Corporation is developing for the benefit of the Armed Forces modern aviation weapons, including those belonging to the high-precision nomenclature.

‘Tactical Missile Corporation occupies the first and advanced positions, we very much hope that the gained rates will be maintained not only in 2024, but also in some areas they will be increased. To date, our joint work is yielding results, we have an increase in production volume, not in percent, but in times, and all this is in high demand in the special military operation zone,’ —  Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation noted.

‘What we have seen today and what we are planning to launch in the coming months, we will now consider in detail. What to help you with and what to support you with, in addition to solving financial issues related to the state defence order. Naturally, there are other issues as well — these are specialists who have been attracted from other enterprises, from other cities and from other regions. Quite young people are doing very serious and important tasks,’ Sergei Shoigu said.

The Head of the Russian Defence Ministry set tasks to the management of the enterprise to continue the fulfillment of the state defence order taking into account the comments and suggestions.

Earlier in March 2023, Russian Defenсe Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu inspected the progress of the fulfillment of the state defence order at Tactical Missile Corporation in Moscow region. In the course of the inspection, the Corporation was tasked with increasing the rate of production output this year and doubling the volume of production of high-precision weapons.

Russian Defence Ministry

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