MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree implementing the country’s defense plans for 2016-2020, according to a document published on Tuesday.
“Implement starting from January 1, 2016, the Russian Defense Plan for 2016-2020,” the document reads.
Russia is currently undergoing a $325-billion rearmament program to achieve a 70-percent modernization of its military by 2020.
Over 17,000 weapons and items of military equipment have been delivered to the Russian armed forces in 2015, according to Russia’s National Defense Management Center.