Main directions of production diversification and restructuring in the Russian Defence Industry Complex

The purpose of the article is to specify the proposals of the President of the Russian Federation on diversification and restructuring of production for the financial recovery of enterprises and organisations of the Russian Defence Industry Complex in terms of preparing proposals on procedures and tools for determining the optimal range of high-tech civilian products.The methodological basis of the approach proposed in the article is the specificity of the organisation of the production of defenсe products. The use of production and technological specialisation has been proposed as the main principle for developing a market organisational structure for managing a diversified defenсe enterprise.The comparative analysis of the specifics of military and civilian production's organisation have been carried out, and their fundamental differences have been revealed. The recommendations on the choice of optimal range of civilian products being mastered, have been given. The basic principles of building a market organisational structure for managing a diversified production and economic complex have been proposed. Based on this, a typical version of the structure has been presented.Diversification of modern production in the defence complex is a rather long-term labor-intensive and capital-intensive process. The proposals presented in the research paper will allow, especially at the initial stage of its implementation, to optimise the amount of state support through the correct choice of priority areas and projects for the production of high-tech civilian products, and the transition to a new organisational structure. All this will contribute to saving limited budgetary funds and to carrying out the necessary organisational and structural changes in the industry.