Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu criticized the chief designer of the Ural Transport Engineering Plant (Uraltransmash) for the long lead time in the production of the artillery complex needed by the Russian army. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. RT.
Shoigu stated that work on the production of the artillery complex started in 2022, and these vehicles are planned to be used by the army in 2023.
In turn, the general director of the enterprise, Oleg Emelyanov, informed the minister that the production volume of the facilities has increased sixfold compared to 2022.
Shoigu on the morning of January 31 visit Uraltransmash oversaw the implementation of the state defense order on the production and repair of 2S19 Msta-S, 2S3 Akatsiya, 2S4 Tyulpan, 2S5 Giatsint, 2S35 Coalition-SV self-propelled artillery systems.
Previously Shoigu visit Enterprise for the production of cruise missiles “Caliber” and “Iskander”.