What surprised defense exhibition “Army-2017”

Heavy flame thrower system volley fire on the T-72 (TOS) “Pinocchio” © Sergey Bobylev/press service of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation/TASS One of the main events in the life of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in the current year — international military-technical forum “Army-2017”. It is conceived as a large-scale exhibition of achievements of defense industry. Organizer — the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation. The forum is held already for the third time in the Congress and exhibition center “Patriot” in Kubinka. Land and water demonstration clusters are operating on a nearby site in the suburban Alabino aviation cluster at the airport Kubinka.

Forum “Army-2017” starts in Kubinka

© Sergey Bobylev/press service of the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 22. /TASS/. The third international military-technical forum “Army-2017” will be opened under the auspices of the defense Ministry on Tuesday in Moscow Kubinka. Total area of exhibition pavilions and open areas of the Convention and exhibition center “Patriot” will exceed 300 thousand sq. m. According to the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu, the forum “can rightly be called one of the world’s leading exhibition venues for demonstrations of weapons, military and special equipment”. At the airfield of Kubinka, the landfill Alabino, in military districts and in the Northern fleet in the framework of the forum will be large-scale dynamic displays of weapons, military and special equipment. Scientific program will consist of plenary sessions, conferences, round tables and briefings. The participants of the forum According to the Federal service for military-technical cooperation

The Ka-52 will receive a new set of defence

The Ka-52 © Vitaly Timkivi/TASS KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 22. /TASS/. Reconnaissance and attack helicopter Ka-52 “alligator” after the upgrade will have a new defense system, the possibility of installing it on new weapons. This was announced Tuesday in a press-service of the holding “Russian Helicopters” (part of rostec).

Kalashnikov created the rifle for electronic countermeasures drones

The PATRIOT PARK, August 21. /TASS/. Concern “Kalashnikov” has developed an electronic gun, which is able to counteract drones. On Monday, the Deputy Director of ZALA AERO GROUP (part of the concern “Kalashnikov”) Konstantin Abashkin. “Now there is a situation that each of us can use drones, and at the moment documented cases of unauthorized use of drones. We found the guys who developed the product to combat drones”.

The General staff of the armed forces: the province of Aleppo is completely liberated from terrorists

Aleppo, Syria © REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. The province of Aleppo is completely liberated from the terrorists, said on Monday to journalists the chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy. “From the terrorists completely liberated the province of Aleppo,” he said. According to As, last month, government forces backed by the Russian space forces have made significant gains and inflicted a major defeat of a large group banned in Russia organization “Islamic state” (IG) in the Central part of Syria. “All fighters cleared fifty settlements and more than 2.7 thousand square kilometers of Syrian territory,” he said, speaking about the release of the province of Aleppo. The release of the Deir ez-Zor Rudskoy added that the group of Syrian government troops operating to the East of Palmyra, liberated the strategically important town of es-Sohne no stops developing

Videoconferencing for five days made in Syria 316 departures

© Vadim Grishanin/Office of the press service and information Ministry of defense of Russia/TASS MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Planes videoconferencing in five days made in Syria 316 sorties and struck 819 strikes against terrorists of the “Islamic state” (an organization banned in Russia). This was reported to journalists the head of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of armed forces Colonel-General Sergey rudskoy.

Shvabe will present the forum “Army-2017” more than 100 projects for military equipment

© Press service of the holding “Schwabe” MOSCOW, August 21. /TASS/. Holding “Schwabe” (part of state Corporation rostec) will present at the international forum “Army-2017” more than 100 materials and products for land, air and sea military equipment. About it on Monday have informed in a press-service of the company. International military-technical forum “Army-2017” will be held from 22 to 27 August on the basis of Congress-exhibition center “Patriot”, the Alabino landfill and Kubinka airfield near Moscow, and also in all military districts and in the Northern fleet. “In the exposition of the holding “Schwabe” will house over 100 high-tech products, optical components and materials defense systems for armored vehicles, aircraft, anti-tank weapons and tools the Navy. One of the important results of the presentation of the optics for the international military – technical forum “Army-2017″ is the expansion of supply,” – said the press service.