Vladimir Putin met with Defence Ministry officials and representatives of defence companies, chief commanders of the Armed Forces, troop commanders and representatives of defence companies.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing a military and dual-purpose orbital satellite group. Taking part in the meeting were Commander of the Air and Space Defence Forces Alexander Golovko, Head of Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko, and the heads of a number of companies in the sector.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on carrying out a programme on the development and series production of long-range high-precision weapons.

Meeting participants discussed equipping Aerospace Defence Forces with up-to-date weapons.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s Air Force.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing nuclear submarine forces. Taking part in the meeting were Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov and heads of a number of defence enterprises.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the strategic missile forces’ current state and development prospects. This is the first in a series of meetings on carrying out state defence procurement orders and equipping the Russian Armed Forces with modern arms and equipment under the 2011–2020 state arms programme.

The President of Russia will examine the final stages of preparations for the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games.

Officers appointed to senior command positions were presented and had their senior military (special) titles conferred at a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the military education system while visiting the Ryazan Margelov Higher Airborne Command School.

Vladimir Putin visited the General Margelov Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. 

The President will visit the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after General of the Army Vasily Margelov, where he will chair a meeting on developing the military education system.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on Establishing a Common Regional Air Defence System for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed in Astana on January 30, 2013.

The President oversaw a snap inspection and training exercise involving the nuclear deterrence forces, aerospace defence forces, navy and air force.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States.

Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the space industry’s development prospects.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC.

Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected the final stage of the Zapad-2013 Russian-Belarusian strategic military exercises.