The programme is a long-term planning document covering the development, production and maintenance of combat-ready weapons and military equipment. It is approved by the Russian president every five years, runs for a decade, takes account of existing and future security threats, and its parameters for 2027–2036 have been finalised and are ready for approval as of December 2025.
Vladimir Putin discussed the draft programme at a government meeting alongside a plan for the development of the defence industry. Opening the session, he said, “Today, we will continue to discuss two draft documents: the State Armament Programme for 2027–2036 and the state programme of the defence industry development.”
Putin said defence manufacturers were operating steadily and supplying the armed forces with equipment for both units engaged in what Moscow calls the special military operation and the military as a whole. “I would like to thank the staff of the defence sector for their selfless, dedicated and outstanding work,” he said.
He stated that joint decisions and timely state support had enabled rapid expansion of industrial capacity and higher output across supply chains. “As a result, as I have said many times, the production of the most needed products for the special military operation increased several-fold in 2025 compared to 2022,” Putin said.
Providing details, Putin cited sharp rises in output across multiple categories of equipment. He said production of armoured vehicles and tanks rose 2.2 times, light armoured vehicles 3.7 times, aviation hardware 4.6 times, automotive equipment 5.7 times, artillery weapons 9.6 times, communications and electronic warfare systems 12.5 times, body armour almost 18 times, and ordnance and munitions more than 22 times.
Putin described these results as the outcome of combined efforts by industry and the wider economy. “Of course, this would have been impossible without our efforts to promote development and ensure financial and economic stability in general,” he said, adding, “This results from our combined efforts.”
The president said the nature and methods of combat were continuing to evolve and that operational experience was shaping future planning. “We will make full use of this know-how for shaping the future of the Armed Forces and the defence industry,” Putin said.
He added that the new programme includes measures to expand high-technology production, increase automation and improve labour efficiency while cutting costs. “We have a lot of work in this regard, this much is certain,” Putin said, stressing the need to focus on reducing production costs.
Putin also called for further development of testing and training facilities, wider use of artificial intelligence and the development of advanced materials. “We have already achieved a great deal along these lines,” he said, adding that the current meeting would complete coordination of the main benchmarks of the new programmes and their funding parameters.
