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Post by TsarSamuil on Jul 16, 2009 23:53:52 GMT -5
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Post by TsarSamuil on Oct 31, 2009 8:43:08 GMT -5
Interpolitex 2009 international exhibition in Moscow.  RIA Novosti Anton Denisov More than 300 Russian companies, including 23 defense firms, are participating in the Interpolitex 2009 International Exhibition of State Security Technology in Moscow October 27-30. ------------- Russia sells special purpose weaponry to NATO - arms exporter. MOSCOW, October 28 (RIA Novosti) - Russia supplies weaponry and equipment for police and special purpose military units in several NATO countries, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday. "Our main customers are ex-Soviet states, the Middle East, Latin American and African countries, but we also deliver special purpose weaponry and equipment to several NATO countries," said Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, an advisor to Rosoboronexport general director. More than 300 Russian companies, including 23 defense firms, are participating in the Interpolitex 2009 International Exhibition of State Security Technology in Moscow October 27-30. According to Ovchinnikov, foreign clients are mostly interested in weaponry for anti-terrorism police task forces, optical and infrared equipment, means of individual protection and non-lethal weapons. The official said that at least four foreign delegations at the show have expressed interest in purchasing several types of Russian-made equipment. "The negotiations have entered an active phase and this work will continue after the show," Ovchinnikov said. Delegations from Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Canada, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan and Ukraine are participating in Interpolitex 2009. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Apr 20, 2010 16:54:07 GMT -5
Large-scale military exhibition opens in Malaysia.
A large-scale international exhibition of arms and military equipment, Defence Services Asia (DSA)-2010, opened on Monday in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, bringing together arms producers and suppliers from all over the world.
DSA, which the organizers say is one of the fifth largest arms exhibitions in the world and the largest in Asia, is being held for the 12th time.
"We are living in a very difficult time, which poses new challenges, such as a terrorism threat. All these challenges require to be responded with more and more modern and complicated technologies," Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi said during the exhibition's opening ceremony.
More than 700 companies from over 30 countries are taking part in the exhibition. Russia, a major arms producer, is also involved, with its participation organized by state technology corporation Rostekhnologii. The country will reveal more than 260 military products, including elements of the Smerch multiple rocket launcher - a fighting vehicle and a transporter loader.
The Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said in a statement it considered participation in the exhibition "an important stage in the development and strengthening of Russia's business relations with foreign partners in the sphere of military-technical cooperation."
According to the Malaysian defense minister, his country is expected to sign contracts worth more than 10.4 billion Malaysian ringgits (more than $3.25 billion) in total during the exhibition. Malaysia is reportedly planning to buy new tanks, fighter jets, submarines and other watercraft.
Bin Hamidi said the share of Asian countries in global arms purchases has accounted for about 40% over the past ten years.
A two-day international defense and security conference organized by the Malaysian Defense Ministry will take place during the exhibition, which will run until April 22.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (RIA Novosti)
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jun 30, 2010 8:37:03 GMT -5
Vid, rt.com/Top_News/2010-06-30/military-tank-expo-russia.htmlPics, rt.com/Galleries/tanks-for-the-memories.htmlNew arms expo opens near Moscow. RussiaToday.com 30 June, 2010, 14:42 State-of-the-art Russian weapons could bring in millions of dollars in investments at a military expo promoting the achievements of the country's arms industry. Over 60 prototypes of tanks and military vehicles, UAVs are on display, with foreign producers also taking part at the event in the Moscow region. The forum is being held for the first time and the main idea behind it is to promote Russia’s ever-growing weapons industry to the global market. A special obstacle course has been built for the armored vehicles to show their full technical capabilities to potential foreign buyers. The arms trade is an especially large business in Russia. The country is currently the second-biggest exporter of arms in the world after the US, with about 23 per cent of the market. The arms industry is the fifth biggest in Russia. In 2009, over US$8.5 billion worth of weapons were sold. This year it is hoped there will be more. |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Sept 6, 2010 7:49:03 GMT -5
www.bumar.com/en‘Polish shield ’ on display at Kielce defence expo. Thenews.pl 06.09.2010 14:17 President Bronislaw Komorowski has opened the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, with over 350 exhibitors from around the world presenting the latest defence technologies and equipment. One of the major exhibitions in Kilece is by Poland’s Bumar Group defence consortium, which is staging a presentation of its latest products, the so called “light tank” as well as the air defence and anti missile defence systems known as the Polish Shield. The opening ceremony was attended by top military officials as well as Minister of Defence Bogdan Klich and Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad. Minister Klich told Polish Radio that the majority of the new equipment purchased by the Polish Armed forces is now produced in Poland. “This [exhibition] is not only a window to the world, but a place where modernization of the armed forces is discussed and also a place which shows the Polish defence industry’s development. Over 70 percent of the purchases be it technology or equipment come from Polish suppliers, which is a sign of how the industry is developing,” he said. (ab/pg)
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