The Russian armed forces are rearmed faster than planned, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. The increase of the defense budget from 1.44 to 1.50 trillion rubles helped increase the share of new and upgraded arms to 68 percent. It means hundreds of additional weapons and hardware in the whole army. The Defense Ministry is sure to report 70 percent in 2020. The figure was set yet in 2013.
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| T-72B3 (Picture source: Army Recognition) |
