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During a study trip, Shoigu checked the execution of the defense order with the concern “Kalashnikov”.

Izhevsk, December 23 – RIA Novosti. According to the RIA Novosti correspondent, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a working trip to the troops of the Central Military District checked the implementation of the state defense order at the enterprises of the Kalashnikov concern in Udmurtia.

In Izhevsk, the head of the military department was accompanied by the regional governor Alexander Brechalov. Shoigu was shown the latest assault rifles and sniper rifles, precision-guided munitions and man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by Kalashnikov.

The minister was also shown the technological production process of small arms, including the final assembly line.

The head of the concern, Vladimir Lepin, told Shoigu that the enterprises fully fulfilled the state defense order for 2022.

The minister drew the attention of the director general of Kalashnikov that next year “with concern that the state defense order will be significantly increased”. In response, Lepin assured that the businesses would fulfill the task.

In November, a knowledgeable source told RIA Novosti that the concern had become the main organization coordinating the supply of combat equipment to the Armed Forces. As highlighted, the measure is necessary, among other things, to provide the necessary equipment to the more than 300,000 mobilized people.

Source: Ria

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