Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Zatsepin Vasily Author-Name-First: Vasily Author-Name-Last:Zatsepin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: THE SPECIFICS OF THE NEW STATE PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Abstract: Target indicators of the Military-Industrial Complex Development, a state program approved in May 2016 can hardly be regarded to be in compliance with declared objectives of the country’s leadership and the Military-Industrial Commission in terms of diversification and defense conversion. The program’s main objective is quantitative growth and not development targets. The total number of state programs for the military-industrial complex (MIC) is excessive and something is to be done about it to improve the situation. Classification-JEL: L3; K1; K2; K3; P16; Y80 Keywords: military reform, military economy, Russian Economy Year: 2016 Issue:8 Month: August Pages: 62-65 File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-8-708.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2016 Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-8-708