OREANDA-NEWS. Vladimir Putin held a meeting on progress in the implementation of the State Armament Programme for 2011-2020 for Equipping the Ground Forces with Weapons and Special Equipment.

Participants in the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov and the heads of other federal agencies and defence enterprises.

Before the meeting, the President visited the Kalashnikov Concern, where he examined the latest small arms models.