MOSCOW, February 29. /TASS/. All previous plans to boost Russia’s defense industry have now been implemented, President Vladimir Putin said in his annual State of the Nation Address to both houses of the Federal Assembly, the Russian parliament.

"The plans we made in the field of armaments, which I mentioned in the 2018 address, either have been implemented or are nearing completion," he noted.

In his address, Putin mentioned that Russian forces were making effective use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system in the special military operation zone to hit critically important targets, while trials of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon system were in their final stages.

"Work is underway on a number of other advanced weapons systems. We will definitely hear about the new achievements of our researchers and weapons makers," the president stressed.