Russian President Vladimir Putin has “approved” a plan to develop ground-based intermediate range cruise missiles over the next two years, according to Moscow’s top defense official.

“The use of sea-and air-borne missiles in their ground-based version will help considerably cut the time of manufacturing new missile weapons and the volume of their financing,” Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters, per state-run TASS. “Besides, it is necessary to increase the firing range of ground-based missile systems being developed today.”