MOSCOW. Jan 26 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a prompt development of autonomous robotic weapons capable of drastically changing the entire arms system of the general purpose forces.
"Another important promising direction is autonomous robotic systems. They are capable of drastically changing the entire arms system of the general purpose forces," Putin said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.
He said that the Russian military-industrial complex "needs its own efficient results in this field."
"All work on strengthening the general purpose forces needs to proceed from a clear understanding of the potential conflicts and the general direction of the development of the armed forces, both in the world and our country," the president said.
"We need to thoroughly analyze the experience of using weapons and military hardware, including under the combat conditions, both of us and the other countries," Putin said.