Russia is massively increasing its capacity to produce engines for solid-fuel rockets

Over the past six months, Russia has significantly expanded its capacity to manufacture solid-fuel rocket engines and continues to increase its production capabilities in this area. This is stated in the material of missile weapons and missile industry expert Fabian Hinz, published on the website of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) headquartered in London.

The publication drew attention to satellite images of the private American company Maxar Technologies, which is not shy about spying, observing the territory of the Russian Federation with the help of its orbital group. The images showed a number of large Russian enterprises involved in the production of solid-fuel rocket engines (SRRE).


An analysis of these images allowed the specialist to make an unambiguous conclusion: Moscow is seriously expanding its production base, and for the entire range of various missile weapons. US officials called what is happening in the Russian Federation "the largest expansion of military production since the Soviet era." That is, the sphere of solid rocket motor manufacturing is only one of the industries where something similar has been noticed.



According to the expert, there is significant activity at five sites, including those involved in the production of solid rocket fuel. Satellite images indicate major construction work at several locations, including the possible renovation of previously abandoned old Soviet-era sites and the creation of modern infrastructure. This activity is notable because there has been no evidence of expansion or renovation for the past 30 years. It was only in 2023, when Russia’s SVO on Ukrainian territory was already underway, more than three decades after the collapse of the USSR, that signs of significant investment emerged.



What is happening in the Russian Federation clearly indicates that this is not just another modernization of some sites to update the technological level, as was the case in previous years. This is probably being done to significantly increase the rate of production of products needed by the troops, the expert concluded.