Russia May Start Development of Advanced Air Defense System Along with Brazil

Exhibition of aircraft and defense systems LAAD-2013 will be held from April 9 to 12 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). "Rosoboronexport" will present there more than 200 samples of Russian weapons and military equipment for all branches of the armed forces.

Exhibition of aircraft and defense systems LAAD-2013 will be held from April 9 to 12 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). "Rosoboronexport" will present there more than 200 samples of Russian weapons and military equipment for all branches of the armed forces. "In 2013, the Russian exposition, the organization of which the corporation is engaged in" Rostekhnadzor "will be three times more than the LAAD-2011", - said the representative of "Rosoboronexport".

A central place on the stand of "Rosoboronexport" will take air defense (AD). "In particular demand, experts say, will enjoy ZRPK" Shell-C1 "SAM" Tor-M2E "modernized" Pechora-2M ", as well as the ship's air defense system" Palm. "In addition, the display will be the layout of MANPADS" Igla -C "in the full-scale value with automated control module," - said the representative of the company.

Much attention is also expected to be a Russian helicopter technology, the demand for which in Latin America is steadily growing, he added. According to him, the increased interest of specialists will call Russian armored vehicles, including armored vehicles, "Tiger", small arms and melee weapons, including anti-tank systems family "Cornet".

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