A whole range of unique, Russian-manufactured vehicles was presented at the arms, military equipment and ammunition exhibition, Russia Arms Expo 2013, which took place on Sept. 25–28 in Nizhny Tagil (Russia’s tank-building capital; 1,775 km from Moscow).
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For the first time since it was first held more than 15 years ago, the Nizhny Tagil expo featured a variety of exhibits by leading European weapons makers, including Nexter, Renault and Safran.
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Many foreign delegations attended RAE 2013, including a substantial official NATO delegation. According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who supervises the military industrial sector and military and technical cooperation, RAE 2013 came up to expectations, as Russia's defence industry showcased its achievements to best advantage.
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The displayed results of increasingly active engagement between Russian and foreign arms makers was a major trend of the exhibition.
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The newest Russian attack helicopters were earlier presented at the Russian exposition in the Istanbul International exhibition of arms and military equipment IDEF-2013.
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Nearly all the Russian combat vehicles displayed at the exhibition in Nizhny Tagil had desert camouflage, typical of the Middle East and Africa.
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According to the RAE 2013 organisers, this camouflage should convince potential buyers that all the elements of the Russian combat vehicles, including their camouflage painting, have been adapted to mountainous and desert terrain.
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The SPM is a tracked fire-fighting vehicle with a good level of armored protection. It was built from T-72 and T-80 tank components and can operate with a crew of three or as a remote-controlled robot.
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No one else in the world produces such powerful vehicles capable of fighting fires in the most extreme conditions and, moreover, by remote control. There are many different emergency situations in which precisely this kind of fire-fighting robot is in great demand.
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The ATOM concept was a sensation at RAE 2013. The heavy-wheeled infantry fighting vehicle has been created by the joint efforts of French and Russian specialists. The four-axle, 30-tonne vehicle is armed with a 57 mm cannon developed at the Nizhny Novgorod-based Burevestnik works. The weapon has a 6-kilometre range and can fire 140 rounds a minute.
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Arena-E is a system specially designed for export. Russia is the first to develop this kind of protection, which is guaranteed to destroy hollow-charge grenades and guided missiles as they approach the tank.
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The new Arena-E has a completely new look: The protection system is on the sides of the turret, not on top of it, as was previously the case. Representatives of the Kolomna Engineering Design Office, where this system was developed, say that it is the best in the world today, in terms of performance.
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RAE 2013 also hosted talks between Rosoboronexport and a delegation from the French Ministry of Defence about operation of the Russia-France Military and Technical Cooperation Committee. In addition, the Russian arms trader discussed some of the existing and anticipated projects with the leading arms makers attending the exhibition, including Thales, Sagem and RENK France.
