MOSCOW, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev inspected on newest homemade weapons at a shooting range outside Moscow on Thursday.

    The president, accompanied by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, first came to the new armored cars developed on the basis of Russian Kamaz trucks, went over the inside structure of the vehicle and inquired the major capability and technical parameters of the vehicle.

    The Russian leader was then presented with some multi-functional vehicles designed for sending troops and armaments.

    Belonging to the "Tiger" serial armored cars, these vehicles have been deployed to Russian Special Forces. Medvedev then sat in front of the steering wheel and inspected its performance on snowy field in person.

    The main tasks of Russia's Defense Ministry this year include preservation of strategic nuclear forces, rearming the military forces and providing servicemen with housing, said the president as cited by the Kremlin website.

    The Commander-in-Chief stressed that rearmament should be carried out using high-tech military equipment, while it is also important to continue developing other types of weapons, including conventional small arms.

    In a mid-November address to the Federal Assembly last year, Medvedev said new military hardware remained a high priority for the army, adding that Russian troops should be equipped with modern computerized administration systems and information technology.