ST. PETERSBURG, July 3. /TASS/. Russia’s Almaz-Antey arms manufacturer plans to create a ship-based anti-aircraft missile system, a consortium’s spokesperson told TASS on Friday.

"To fulfill the state ship-building program, the consortium has to create a ship-based anti-aircraft missile system capable of solving tasks of aerospace and missile defense," the spokesperson said at the International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg.

He did not clarify what kind of system he means.

Apart from that, the consortium is currently developing modular integrated weapons systems in the framework of fulfilling the program, the spokesperson added.