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Russia Touts Its Military Hardware at International Arms Exhibition

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The 9th Russian Arms Expo 2013 international exhibition opened on Sept. 25 and runs through Sept. 28 in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. Organizers say the event features over 400 exhibitors from 50 countries. Russia hopes the exhibition will boost global interest in the country’s arms production – a key export.

The 9th Russian Arms Expo 2013 international exhibition opened on Sept. 25 and runs through Sept. 28 in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. Organizers say the event features over 400 exhibitors from 50 countries. Russia hopes the exhibition will boost global interest in the country’s arms production – a key export.

© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankThe event features live demonstrations of tanks and other military hardware in action, as well as static exhibits.
Pictured: T-90S tank, export modification of the T-90.
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The event features live demonstrations of tanks and other military hardware in action, as well as static exhibits.
Pictured: T-90S tank, export modification of the T-90.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankDelegations from 40 countries are attending and organizers hope the exhibition will wow potential buyers.
Pictured: Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system.
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Delegations from 40 countries are attending and organizers hope the exhibition will wow potential buyers.
Pictured: Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that he hoped to see a large number of contracts concluded at the event.
Pictured: Sokoly Rossii (Russian Falcons) aerobatic team.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that he hoped to see a large number of contracts concluded at the event.
Pictured: Sokoly Rossii (Russian Falcons) aerobatic team.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey MamontovMedvedev also said Thursday that a lot of the military technology he saw in a restricted-access viewing had already moved “closer to serial production.”
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Medvedev also said Thursday that a lot of the military technology he saw in a restricted-access viewing had already moved “closer to serial production.”
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankDeputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told reporters Wednesday that the state arms procurement program through 2025 will aim to make weapons more “intelligent” and will encourage “unconventional” forms of engagement.
Pictured: Smerch multiple launch rocket system.
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told reporters Wednesday that the state arms procurement program through 2025 will aim to make weapons more “intelligent” and will encourage “unconventional” forms of engagement.
Pictured: Smerch multiple launch rocket system.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel LisicinRogozin said that Russia should develop new weapons systems that are versatile, and can perform in different environments: on the water, underwater, in the air and in outer space.
Pictured: Mi-24 helicopters.
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Rogozin said that Russia should develop new weapons systems that are versatile, and can perform in different environments: on the water, underwater, in the air and in outer space.
Pictured: Mi-24 helicopters.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey MamontovThat would help keep the modern soldier out of the line of fire and increase the number of enemy combatants that can be engaged at any one time, Rogozin said.
Photo: T-90S tank, an export modification of the T-90, at the international arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
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That would help keep the modern soldier out of the line of fire and increase the number of enemy combatants that can be engaged at any one time, Rogozin said.
Photo: T-90S tank, an export modification of the T-90, at the international arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankRogozin said that many of these new developments would be revealed to the general public within a year.
Pictured: battlefield robot armed with the Kord machinegun (in the foreground).
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Rogozin said that many of these new developments would be revealed to the general public within a year.
Pictured: battlefield robot armed with the Kord machinegun (in the foreground).
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankRussia’s leading design bureaus were working on target, to deadline, on top-secret modifications, Rogozin said. After a closed viewing on Thursday, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said “each year these exhibitions get more and more interesting,” and praised the country’s arms industry for their new high-tech developments.
Pictured: BTR-82 armored personnel carrier.
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Russia’s leading design bureaus were working on target, to deadline, on top-secret modifications, Rogozin said. After a closed viewing on Thursday, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said “each year these exhibitions get more and more interesting,” and praised the country’s arms industry for their new high-tech developments.
Pictured: BTR-82 armored personnel carrier.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Mamontov / Go to the mediabankRogozin (right) in a Terminator BMPT tank support combat vehicle at Russian Arms Expo 2013.
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Rogozin (right) in a Terminator BMPT tank support combat vehicle at Russian Arms Expo 2013.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Mamontov / Go to the mediabankRogozin peeking out of a Terminator BMPT tank support combat vehicle at Russian Arms Expo 2013.
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Rogozin peeking out of a Terminator BMPT tank support combat vehicle at Russian Arms Expo 2013.
© RIA Novosti . Pavel Lisicin / Go to the mediabankT-90S tank, the export modification of the T-90 at the international arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
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T-90S tank, the export modification of the T-90 at the international arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
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