Proposed Defense Minister: Boosting Production and Procurement of Armaments Needed by the Armed Forces Is a Core Part of My Plans

The proposed Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, stressing the need to strengthen the country's defense capabilities, identified a major increase in the production and procurement of weapons needed by the armed forces as a core pillar of his programs.

Ambassador Arjan: The proposed minister of defense and support of the armed forces, emphasizing the need to strengthen the country's defense capability, called the jump in the production and supply of weapons needed by the armed forces as one of the main axes of his plans.

On Wednesday, 22 Mehr 1405, the Minister of Defense and Support of the Armed Forces, Mehrdad Akhlik, while explaining his plans in the Islamic Council, announced the development of six-month and 22-month plans, a leap in the production and supply of weapons needed by the armed forces, continuous improvement of advanced equipment and intelligent systems, and special attention to the livelihood of employees, retirees and veterans.

In explaining his plans for the Ministry of Defense, referring to the continuation of the path drawn during the martyred pilot Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, he stated: The previous plans will continue with reforms and in accordance with the new needs, and in this framework, six-month and 22-month executive plans have been formulated to advance the goals of the Ministry of Defense.

Emphasizing the necessity of strengthening the country's defense capability, the proposed minister of defense and support of the armed forces listed the jump in the production and supply of weapons needed by the armed forces as one of the main axes of his plans and emphasized on the maximum use of the industrial, scientific and technological capacities of the country to respond to the defense needs.

Ehalli Ketabachi also emphasized on the synergy of the facilities and capacities of the armed forces and the Ministry of Defense and the support of the armed forces, and considered the effective use of available resources, coordination between industrial and defense complexes, and increasing efficiency in the process of meeting needs as requirements for realizing the anticipated goals.

He mentioned paying attention to rapid and problem-oriented research as one of his other priorities and said that the use of national capacities, the private sector and knowledge-based companies can play an effective role in accelerating the process of technology development, improving production capacity and responding to the needs of the armed forces.

The proposed minister of defense and support of the armed forces emphasized the necessity of continuous improvement of the country's combat power, the development and updating of advanced weapons and equipment, the expansion of intelligent systems and attention to the new areas of combat and said: "Recreation and new architecture in the areas of defense should be followed in accordance with technological developments and continuous assessment of operational needs."

In another part of his plans, the proposed Minister of Defense paid attention to the improvement of the living conditions of the armed forces employees and announced the pursuit of a leap increase in their salaries and benefits with the interaction and cooperation of the government.

Ehalli Ketabchi also stated that addressing the housing situation of armed forces employees and paying special attention to the issues of retirees and veterans are among the priorities of his program and emphasized the need to strengthen the support for the human capital of the country's defense complex.

In explaining his economic approach, he considered reforming economic trends, paying special attention to the productivity of the assets of the Ministry of Defense and more efficient use of existing facilities and resources as requirements for improving productivity.

The proposed minister of defense and support of the armed forces also emphasized on the decisive action against any action outside of normal and healthy financial processes and said: interaction with the private sector should be based on clear criteria, respecting mutual interests and avoiding conflicts with the legal activities of this sector.

According to the announced plans, strengthening the capacity to produce and supply weapons, developing advanced technologies, increasing synergy between the defense and industrial sectors, reforming economic processes and improving the living conditions of employees and retirees will be among the main axes of Mehrdad Akhlik Ketabchi's program for the Ministry of Defense.