Military-Industrial Commission of Russia
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The Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation (
defense industry of Russia. Until then, the defense industry was supervised by Russia's Ministry of Industry and Energy
, as well as by the previous government consultative body with a similar name.
The VPK of the Russian Federation shares the name of the former
Council of Ministers, and the first deputy chairman of the Council headed it. The Soviet VPK's primary function was to facilitate plan fulfilment by easing bottlenecks, enforcing inter-ministerial cooperation, and overseeing the availability of resources.[1]
Commission members
- Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces(Chairman of the commission)
- Deputy Prime Minister of Russia(Deputy Chairman of the commission, chairman of the Board of the commission)
- First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia
- Aide to the President
- Minister of Defense of Russia
- Chief of the General Staff
- Deputy Minister of Defense
- Director of the Russian National Guard
- Director of the FSB
- General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
- Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia
- Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia
- Minister of Economic Development of Russia
- General Director of Roscosmos
- Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia
- General Director of Rostec State Corporation
Gunsmith Day
19 September marks Gunsmith Day (
Journal "Defence of Russia"
The magazine Oborona Rossii or Defence of Russia is the official printed organ of the Military-Industrial Commission and has been published since October 2008. The publication covers the activities of the commission and publishes materials related to the issues and activities of the military-industrial complex of Russia.[4][5]