Mr Serdyukov reported to the President on two successful missile launches, one from a submarine position in the Barents Sea and the other from the Plesetsk Space Launch Centre. Mr Putin congratulated the military servicemen on the successful launches and said that they represent another step forward in strengthening Russia’s defence capability.
Mr Serdyukov informed the President that a Proton-M launch vehicle launched from the Baikonur Space Launch Centre has placed three spacecraft for the GLONASS satellite navigation system into orbit.
Mr Serdyukov also reported that construction of the Black Sea Fleet naval base in Novorossiisk is progressing on schedule.