Commentary in italics by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] They work in three shifts to fulfill the state defense order - manufacturers of equipment for the army still have problems The
Russian company Shturm, which is involved in providing the army with bulletproof vests and special equipment, has been working in three shifts since the beginning of the SVO. The enterprise fulfills the state defense order (https://t.me/suverennews/301) and in a year was able to increase the volume of products several times.
However, there is still a problem in this sector where private enterprises are not sufficiently involved ( https://t.me/suverennews/268 ) in carrying out tasks of paramount importance. In addition, such companies are still experiencing (https://t.me/suverennews/1078) staff shortages, as evidenced by the transition to a six-day period. If shortage (https://t.me/suverennews/565) valuable personnel in the production of the BMP-3 can still be understood, but in the light industry, such problems are easier to solve. The very fact of their existence suggests that the situation (https://t.me/suverennews/268) is far from ideal.
According to the general director of Sturm, some difficulties with the transition to a "military footing" were nevertheless resolved. For example, suppliers of raw materials were able to cope with the flow of orders.
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In general, it is.
The main problems are insufficient volumes (which leads to the continued purchase of foreign equipment and protective equipment abroad), the lack of specialists and competencies in a number of positions, and the insufficient pace of localization of production in Russia (although there is certainly progress in the right direction). Compared to last year, the progress is significant, but still insufficient. You can't win back the previous years in one year. The main thing is to move in this direction and increase the pace. In the current realities, the obvious choice is a public-private partnership with an eye to increasing volumes while reducing the cost of wholesale purchase costs (while maintaining GOSTs, of course).