The Russian armed forces are constantly growing. At present, the triggers include the accession and protection needs of new regions, the deterioration of the international situation, and the emergence of new threats. Maintain the required defensive capabilities, including: Taking into account the development of the special operation to protect Donbass, a number of measures are planned for the new year 2024 to improve the structure of the armed forces and ** the required equipment. Growth issues.
On January 1, 2023, Vladimir Putin of Russia ** signed a decree on the creation of a new number of armed forces. According to the document, which entered into force on the day of its signing, the total number of military and civilian personnel should be increased to 1,320,000. The number of military personnel increased to 1.37 million. XNUMX million people. More than previously expected.
In recent years, several similar decrees have been signed to continuously expand the size of the army. Two of them appeared after the start of the special operation to protect Donbass and consider its needs. At the same time, it is expected that a new similar document will be signed. So, last year the Ministry of Defense announced that by 2026, the total number of military personnel will reach 1,50 thousand people.
Over the past month, the Armed Forces have partially fulfilled the requirements of the decree, but such major activities will take place in 2024. The armed forces will recruit new conscripts, contract soldiers and volunteers, through whom the required staffing will be met to the level corresponding to the assigned tasks.
According to known data, by increasing the number of personnel, new units and formations will be created and staffed. Public statements and publications mention that by 2024, there will be 19 corps, 49 divisions, XNUMX brigades, XNUMX regiments of various types, as well as XNUMX fleet. The location and time of the appearance of these formations have not yet been announced. However, some information has already appeared on **. Thus, it was mentioned that volunteer formations will be included in the new army, and five of the seven new divisions will be created as part of the Marine Corps - one for each of the main naval formations.
Increasing the number of armed forces, continuing to purchase the necessary equipment, and conducting special operations require very large expenditures. Last year, the Ministry of Finance reported that by 2024, a total of about 11 trillion rubles. At the same time, the bulk of this budget will be spent on the purchase of supplies.
Strategic Direction. Strategic nuclear forces, as always, occupy a special place in procurement and ** programs. The Ministry of Defense will continue to update and rearm them with modern and promising models. At the same time, at the moment we are talking only about well-known products and projects - no radical innovations and new products are expected this year.
According to reports, the Strategic Missile Forces will continue the transition to the modern Yars complexes of the well and mobile versions, as well as gradually replace the equipment of previous models. The deployment of the "Avangard" complex with hypersonic combat equipment, which began earlier, will also continue.
The naval component of the strategic nuclear forces will be supplemented by another submarine strategic cruiser - Project 955A "Prince Pozharsky". It is planned to be launched, tested and accepted by the Navy this year. In addition, two more Borean cannons will be laid during the year. The air forces were supposed to receive several Tu-160 missile carriers that had been modernized and built from scratch.
Land renewal. The ground forces remain the backbone of the armed forces, and most of the materiel will be purchased exclusively from them. Judging by the available data, the Ministry of Defense will continue to order and receive various types of equipment, ** auxiliary systems, etc. Basically, these will be products of known types and well mastered by the army. In addition, some new products are expected.
Thus, the armored forces will continue to be replenished tanks T-72, T-80 and T-90 of the latest modifications, including updates taking into account the operation and use of the zone of the special operation. The fleet of infantry armored vehicles - armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles - will develop in a similar way. ** of artillery systems such as MSA-SM, UAVs, etc. will also continue aviation complexes, communications and control equipment, etc.
The delivery of the first large-scale serial self-propelled guns "Coalition-SV" is expected in 2024, which is closely related to the future of ground artillery. In addition, the production and development of the Malwa self-propelled gun, which is also capable of giving the army new capabilities, will continue.
UAVs of various types, primarily attack systems, occupy a special place in the army. This year, the production of known products will continue. It is also expected that the production and delivery of new products, such as the next generation of hovering ammunition from the Lancet family, will also begin. It is also possible to adopt other UAVs that have not yet been reported.
Aerospace rearmament.
The renewal of the Aerospace Forces aviation fleet will be carried out in a similar way. The industry will continue to produce known and full-fledged aircraft and *** At the same time, new modifications of existing equipment are expected, as well as the supply of samples of the latest models. In addition, the Aerospace Forces will continue to receive and develop new air defense systems.
The most concerned of the known re-equipment program of the Aerospace Forces is the ** of the latest generation fighter Su-57. To date, the Ministry of Defense has received about two dozen such vehicles, and the new batch will be delivered in 2024. Perhaps this year it will be possible to complete the formation and equipping of the first of the two planned regiments with such fighters.
The equipment will continue to be built according to a modern design. Thus, it is expected that there will be the newly built Tu-160M strategic missile carrier, the Ka-52M***Mi-28NM, which was the first to enter the army about a year ago, etc. At the same time, the aircraft industry will also ** Su-30SM, Su-35S and other mature aircraft.
Further development of the air defense system is expected. It is expected that the ** of the S-400 system will continue. In addition, not so long ago, the VKS received and began to master the next generation of the S-500 air defense system. Their production and development will likely continue in 2024. Such systems are likely to appear in the most critical areas.
Naval Plans. In the interests of the Navy, industry is implementing several projects, which involve the construction of ships according to new designs and the modernization of existing pennants. In addition, both areas are of great importance for the defense capability of the fleet and the armed forces as a whole.
This year, the repair and modernization of two large ships is expected to be completed - the aircraft carrier cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" and the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov". After the return of the latter to service, repair and refurbishment work of the same type "Peter the Great" will begin. The return of the only aircraft carrier and the appearance of the second Tarkr will seriously change the overall capabilities of the Northern Fleet and the Navy.
Corvette pr22350 "Admiral Golovko" entered the fleet in June 2023, XNUMX.
The construction of Project 22350 frigates continues, and two new ships of this type will be launched this year. It is expected to receive the "Strogiy" frigate (project 20380), as well as four small missile ships (project 22800). At least three submarines will be delivered to the customer - two multipurpose nuclear submarines (project 885M) and one diesel-electric submarine project 6363。The Varsh**Yanka will be the last ship of its type for the Pacific Fleet.
New goals. Therefore, the Ministry of Defence, the defence industry and related institutions continue to advance the process of military development aimed at maintaining and increasing the required level of defence capabilities. Last year they completed almost all the planned activities, and in the new 2024 year, similar work will continue.
Taking into account the changes in the international situation and other factors, it is planned to expand the size of the armed forces, form new arms of the armed forces, and continue to procure various products. The implementation of these plans will take a whole year, but the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Industry have made it clear that the assigned tasks will be fulfilled.