Lukashenko inspects production of rockets, small arms ammunition

Upon his arrival, Aleksandr Lukashenko toured the production premises. Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry of Belarus Dmitry Pantus told the president that the manufacturing and technical cluster is located in the territory of 277 hectares. The production facilities occupy only one tenth of this area. Plans have been made to start using all this territory in the coming years. However, the head of state doubts that the enterprise needs such a big territory.

“We need to mull over this issue in the near future, there should be no excesses. What for do you need such a big territory?” Aleksandr Lukashenko wondered. “It is essential to sort things out this year. The governor is personally responsible for it.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko inspected the workshop where Belarusian ammunition is produced. The production range currently includes three types of ammo. The enterprise mastered the batch production of the 9mm Luger (9x19), 7.62х39, 7.62х54R ammunition for civilian weapons. The manufacture of 9mm Makarov and 7.62х39 ammunition for military-grade weapons will be launched soon. The estimated capacity is 30 million cartridges of different calibers per year.

The president was informed about the development prospects, the modernization and additional equipment of the workshop.

The head of state also toured the workshop where used cartridges are recycled. They are cleaned and recharged, what is more economically-viable than the purchase of new cartridges.