In Russia, ARMY-2022 opens today, a six-day international military fair described as the largest in the country. According to experts from the CNA – an American non-profit that is committed to the safety and security of the US through research and analysis – the Russians want to show their weapons and weapon systems there and show that it is difficult to sideline them with all kinds of sanctions. to put.
This is the eighth year in a row that the fair is being organized. Even the corona crisis could not prevent that. ARMY is therefore Russia’s largest platform to show what it has to offer in terms of weapons and technology.
According to the CNA, there is no indication that the invasion of Ukraine will stop the event this year. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, military delegations from 72 countries are taking part.
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov said this at a briefing for international military diplomats on Wednesday. According to him, 1,500 organizations and companies are taking part, including from other countries. “Our international partners will see in a dynamic way the possibilities of armaments, and military and special hardware,” he said. President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening of the stock exchange at Patriot Park near Moscow, the Kremlin press service reported today.
According to the CNA, Russia claims it will sign major arms contracts during the forum. “Russia will use the forum to demonstrate that it is still part of the international community,” said Samuel Bendett. “They want to show that it is difficult to isolate them, despite the war in Ukraine. That’s why announcing arms contracts is a critical part of this year’s event.”
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The focus this year will be on long-range artillery and PGMs (with sniper rifles), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and defense technologies, electronic weapons, the advance of commercial technology such as quadrocopters (a device with four propellers) in combat, public-private partnerships in high-tech and defense and information and cyber operations.
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