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Speech of the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at Russian Defence Ministry Board Session December 24, 2019 The military-political situation this year was characterized by a further buildup of military force. The US military budget in 2020 for the first time will reach nearly 750 billion US dollars. This is comparable to the total annual military budget of all countries of the world and exceeds the Russian one by 16 times. The North Atlantic Alliance implements the US four by thirty anti-Russian initiative. It is expected that in thirty days 30 mechanized infantry battalions, 30 aviation squadrons and 30 warships will be ready for use. As of December 1, full completeness of the land component was achieved, as well as 76% for air component, and 93% for the sea component. In our estimation, the full implementation of the concept of “four by thirty” is possible by 2022. The readiness of carrier aircraft for the use of nuclear weapons is planned to be reduced from 10 days to 24 hours. In the Baltic countries deployed American air defence radar to detect air targets. They allow to control our airspace to a depth of 450 km. Every year, the NATO in Europe holds up to 40 exercises that have a clear anti- Russian focus. Compared to last year, near our borders, the intensity of air reconnaissance increased by 33%, and marine by 24%. Pentagon tests conducted in August and December for medium-range missiles confirm the fact that the United States developed missile systems prohibited by the INF Treaty during the period of its operation. The next logocal step will be the deployment of such missiles in Europe and the East. Also, there is no certainty of the United States about the future fate of the START Treaty and the Open Skies Treaty. Without getting involved in the arms race, but taking into account the threats, the Ministry of Defence and the defence industry comlex continued to implement plans approved by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to re-equip the Armed Forces and improve their quality. Rearmament of the Army and Navy All measures provided by the Ministry of Defence Action Plan and the 2019 state defence order have been completed. The highest rate of execution of arms and equipment deliveries over the past four years has been achieved. More than 6,500 pieces of new and modernized armament have entered the Russian Armed Forces that made it possible to increase the share of modern weapons to 68.2%. The order of the President of the Russian Federation to equip strategic nuclear forces with new launch systems is being completed. The rate of modern armament in Strategic Missile Forces has exceeded 76%, and in nuclear triad is 82%. 2 This week, the first missile regiment armed with the Avangard missile system with hypersonic glider wing units will take up combat duty. Three missile regiments of Strategic Missile Forces have been re-equipped with modern Yars missile systems. The deployment of Peresvet laser systems has been completed. Since December 1, they have been on combat duty in the position areas of the five missile divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces. Five modernized missile carriers have entered strategic aviation nuclear forces. State test of nuclear submarine project Borey-A Knyaz Vladimir has been finished. This year, 624 pieces of tanks and other armored vehicles, 143 modern aircraft and helicopters, 13 spacecraft, one submarine, eight surface ships, 17 boats and support vessels, and four Bal and Bastion coastal missile systems and more than 10,000 pieces of modern signal equipment received Russian Armed Forces. Large-scale work on the re-equipment of all missile brigades of the Land Forces with Iskander complex was completed. As well as the launch of the third Kupol spacecraft of the Unified Space System. It successfully completes the tasks of combat alert duty. Flights of the Hunter experimental reconnaissance-strike long-range unmanned complex, surpassing foreign counterparts, were performed. From December 1, a unique over-the-horizon radar station took up combat duty. It is able to reveal the massive take-offs of aircraft and launches of cruise missiles, including hypersonic ones. Long-term contracts were signed for the supply of 76 Su-57 aircraft and more than 200 modern combat helicopters to the Aerospace Forces. This allowed to reduce purchase prices by 20% and guarantee the loading of enterprises until 2028. For the first time in the modern history of Russia, the Navy is simultaneously builds 22 ships for the far sea zone. Five ships were laid this year, and there will be eight more next year. The issues of reducing the time of their construction and equipping with precision weapons, including Tsircon hypersonic missiles, are being resolced. Mi-28NM helicopters, new samples of missiles, bombs arms of Su-57 fighter jet were tested in combat work in Syria. The rearmament of the army and navy, as well as the planned repair of military equipment, made it possible to increase the level of serviceability in the Armed Forces to 95%. At the same time, there is an acute question with the serviceability of training aircraft, in which it is 58%, and for Yak-130 aircraft - 56%. We are taking active measures to correct the situation. The activities on transferring 107 repair enterprises to the defence industry complex and the state corporation Rostec were completed in full. Fundamentally new technologies and weapons models developed in the Era military innovative technopolis are already used in the daily activities of the troops. Four research and production companies showed their effectiveness. We consider it necessary to extend this practice to all defence enterprises. Unique research in the defence sphere is carried out by servicemen of 17 scientific companies. They implemented 1,584 developments, registered 135 inventions. After 3 the service, 912 of them became officers or got jobs at the defence industry enterprises. Over the five years of the operation of the National Centre for State Defence Control, the total productivity of its computing facilities has been increased eight times. The volume of stored protected data has increased by 16 times, which allows to control all types of activities of the Armed Forces - from everyday to combat control. The Centre also fully implements round-the-clock monitoring of the implementation of the state defence order. To increase the efficiency of the execution of the state defence order, within the framework of a unified information system for calculating state defence orders, a separate accounting methodology is used for the results of financial and economic activities of state defence executives, at which military missions are created. This made it possible to reduce accounts receivable by two and a half times, reduce the price of arms and equipment, and increase the volume of their deliveries to the troops. The decisions on the rearmament of the army and navy made by you, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, at meetings in Sochi, are carried out without interruption. The type of armament and equipment has been clarified, purchase prices have been reduced, and the Unified Information System for the Control of the State Defence Order is functioning. At the same time, against the backdrop of annually rising spending by the United States and other countries, Russia's military budget has remained unchanged for several years. If in 2018 we were in seventh place in military spending among the leading states of the world, in the current year - in eighth, and in the next we will be in ninth. At the same time, the accumulated pace of the rearmament of the troops, the creation of a modern military infrastructure, and also the solution of the tasks of social protection of servicemen are maintained. Improving the readiness of troops to carry out mission Level of field, air and sea training has increased. In total, over 18,500 exercises and trainings of various levels were held in the Armed Forces during the year. The task of increasing the flying and sailing time has been completed. Two surprise combat readiness inspection were carried out with the participation of military districts, branches and arms of the Armed Forces. The largest event in the training of troops was Tsentr-2019 strategic command-post exercise. It was attended by military contingents of seven foreign countries from the CSTO and SCO. The Russian Navy conducted Ocean Shield joint exercise. The created groupping has demonstrated the ability to effectively fulfill the tasks of protecting our national interests in the waters of the Baltic and North Seas and in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. The interest of foreign countries in the International Army Games, which has become an important part of combat training, is growing every year. The Games competitions were held in ten countries with the participation of teams from 39 countries. For the 4 first time in India, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. To increase the level of combat training of the troops and the Games 82 training grounds were modernized during five years. Conducted 42 exercises with foreign counterparts. The most significant of them wereJoint Sea 2019 Russian-Chinese bilateral naval exercise and Indra Russian- Indian exercise. We continue to form a professional army. Simultaneously with the entry into the troops of technologically sophisticated weapons, the number of contracted personnel trained for its operation and combat use is increasing. At the same time, the need for recruiting citizens for military service is proportionally reduced. This year certification of all contractors was carried out, during which professionally unsuitable servicemen were identified and dismissed. We continue to increase the requirements for the selection and level of training of contracted personnel.

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