Military-Industrial Commission of Russia (19-09-2015)

The Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation () was established by a

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in March 2006. According to the decree, it is a permanently functioning body with vast responsibilities for supervising the distribution and implementation of the "State defense order". The commission answers directly to the

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. It coordinates between the

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, the

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, and the

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. 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 Soviet Military Industrial Commission, which served as a central management body for the Soviet defense industry. The VPK was an inner circle of the

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, 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.

Commission members

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(Chairman of the Commission) *

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(Deputy Chairman of the Commission, Chairman of the Board of the Commission) *

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*First Deputy Secretary of the

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*Aide to the

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* Minister of Defense of Russia *

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*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

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* Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia *General Director of Rostec State Corporation

Gunsmith Day

19 September marks Gunsmith Day (), the professional holiday for the commission and the forces under its jurisdiction. It was celebrated for the first time in 2010, following a visit in May of that year to the hometown of

Mikhail Kalashnikov Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov ( rus, Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, p=kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, a ...

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. 19 September was chosen for this holiday, because the

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honors the memory of Saint Michael the Taxiarch on this 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.

Commission members

Gunsmith Day

Journal ''"Defence of Russia"''

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