Missiles, tanks, aircraft: Ukrainian intel discloses Russia’s arms output
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Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:55:00 +0300

In an interview with Ukrinform, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy chief of HUR, detailed Russia’s current and projected military output for 2025. According to him, Russia plans to produce:Aircraft: 57 tactical combat aircraft, including Su-57, Su-35 and Su-30 fighters, as well as Su-34 frontline bombers.Armor: Around 250 new T-90M tanks and about 1,100 other armored vehicles such as BMP-3s and BTR-82As.Artillery: 365 new artillery systems of various types.Missiles: Approximately 2,500 long-range missiles of all types.Defense Express reports that for comparison, Ukrainian intelligence assessed Russia’s 2024 missile production capacity at 130–150 units per month — up to 1,800 annually.Skibitskyi emphasized that these figures do not include repair, upgrades, or reactivation of old and damaged equipment. Alongside conventional weapons, Moscow is betting heavily on drones, aiming to bring the share of unmanned and crewless systems on the battlefield up to 40 percent. However, this does not mean Russia is abandoning traditional platforms such as artillery, tanks or armored vehicles — rather, it is adding drones on top of them.To scale up production, Russia is constructing new defense industry facilities 1,500–2,000 kilometers from Ukraine’s border. At the same time, about a quarter of Russia’s existing military plants are located just 250–500 km from Ukraine — and are not being relocated. To shield rear areas, Moscow is also rolling out counter-drone defenses. According to HUR, Russia is currently testing seven different anti-air drone systems — both quadcopter and fixed-wing designs — many of which copy Ukrainian innovations.Ukrainian military intelligence assesses that these moves are not only meant to sustain the war against Ukraine, but also to prepare for a potential confrontation with NATO by 2030. Moscow is already adjusting its missile program toward longer-range, more precise, and more powerful warheads — pointing to ambitions that stretch well beyond the current battlefield.
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