The main novelties of the “Army-2018”. Russian weapons, which the world saw for the first time

Fighting vehicle fire support “Terminator” on the forum “Army-2018” © Sergey Bobylev/TASS International military-technical forum “Army-2018” has become the largest in its history by the number of represented samples of weapons and equipment. And it is not only known around the world, tested by years and involved in various armed conflicts, but also promising models of weapons and the latest developments of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex. Some of them are offered for export, and some go into the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in the coming years. A lot of technology was demonstrated publicly for the first time.

Source: shock UAV “Hunter” for the first time rises into the air in September

© Vitaly Timkivi/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 23. /TASS/. Russian heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) “Hunter”, which is in part artificial intelligence will become a prototype fighter to the 6th generation, was the first to take to the air in September 2018. This was reported by TASS on the sidelines of the exhibition “Army-2018” a source in the aviation industry.

The Russian Navy will receive nuclear-powered cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” in 2022

Nuclear missile cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” © Maxim Vorkunkov/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 22. /TASS/. The Navy of the Russian Federation will have a heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” passing on “sevmashe” a major overhaul with modernization, 2022. On Wednesday reported TASS, the General Director of the enterprise Mikhail Budnichenko in the framework of the forum “Army-2018”.