Meeting of the Council for Strategic Development of the Navy

The first meeting of the Council for Strategic Development of the Navy, which is part of the Maritime Board of Russia, was held by Presidential Aide, Chair of the Maritime Board Nikolai Patrushev Patrushev NikolaiAide to the President.

The participants focused on the strategic requirements for the Navy, its objectives and priorities in terms of shaping and developing the Navy, as well as measures to streamline state policy on matters related to the Navy.

Special attention was paid to initiatives designed to enable the Navy to deliver on its strategic objectives, as well as to maintain its capabilities to deter any maritime aggression against the Russian Federation. The Council members discussed the military and political situation in the Black and Baltic seas, as well as the latest geopolitical developments, and efforts to defend national interests in various parts of the World Ocean.

The importance of ensuring that the Navy develops in a balanced manner, enhances its combat and operational capabilities and expands its military potential was emphasised.

Also high on the agenda were efforts to develop shipbuilding operations, upgrading research, technical, manufacturing and technological infrastructure for the shipbuilding sector, and the need to launch ships and vessels into serial production, while also streamlining operations dealing with developing new weapons, military and specialised equipment.

The participants suggested taking additional measures for training qualified specialists and offering professional upgrade courses to those already working in the shipbuilding sector, as well as Navy engineers.

Following the meeting, instructions were drafted for federal and regional executive bodies and entities involved with the Navy.

Established as per Presidential Executive OrderOn the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation, the Council has a mandate to devise measures aimed at promoting the Navy's strategic development.