MOSCOW. April 20 (Interfax-AVN) - Fourteen Russian defense industry enterprises will exhibit 450 samples of armaments and military hardware at the DSA-2006 arms show, which will take place in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur from April 24 to 27, the press service of the Rosoboronexport state-owned arms trader in a Thursday release.
The Russian section comprises models, mock-ups, reference and promotional materials on armaments and military equipment intended for land forces, air defense units, air force, navy, as well as on civil-purpose conversion products, the release reads.
"By mere numbers and diversity of hi-tech exhibits brought in by the Russian defense industries one can judge dynamics and scope of military-technical cooperation of the Russian Federation with Southeast Asian countries," it says.
In the most voluminous "Land Forces" part of Rosoboronexport's section visitors will be provided with exhaustive data on combat capabilities of over 20 samples of new and upgraded military hardware. Among them are the T-90S and T-72M1 main battle tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle, BTR-80/BTR-80A and BTR-90 armored personnel carriers, 152-mm and 155-mm Msta-S self-propelled howitzers, numerous samples of civil engineer equipment, as well as the GAZ-39371-221 high-mobility multi-purpose army truck.
The corporation's stand showcases the Iskander-E tactical ballistic missile system, which is the most advanced and prospective Russian development in the class of surface-to surface weapons. The system is distinguished for high mission-success probability in all types of combat actions at any theatre of war, by day and night, and in conditions of active anti-missile/anti-air enemy counteraction. The system boasts enhanced strike power due to the two-missiles-per-launcher arrangement, effective engagement of a wider nomenclature of targets with modern warheads, improved missile precision and reliability characteristics.
The 300-mm Smerch multiple rocket system (MRS) armed with a wide range of rocket projectiles is intended for use by land forces. Being the most powerful and efficient means for suppression of enemy troops and weapons at a range of up to 90 km, Smerch is in high demand in many regions of the world. Quite recently the Smerch MRS has passed successful trials in India, having confirmed its unique attack performance.
With due regard to increasing number of natural and man-caused calamities, Rosoboronexport exhibits for the first time ever a mobile field hospital (MFH), designed to provide rapid, flexible and mobile acute medical and surgical care of world-class. Thanks to the MFH's self-contained modular configuration based on expandable and non-expandable containers, providing the linking up of all functional units and wards via transfer passages and docking modules, the Mobile Hospital can be deployed autonomously in areas of various climatic conditions. On customer request the MFH can be equipped with first class medical facilities of both Russian and foreign origin.
The Russian section also demonstrates a wide variety of efficient firearms and ammunitions, such as the AK-101, AK-102, AK-103 and AK-104 Kalashnikov upgraded assault rifles of 5.56-mm and 7.62-mm calibers, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers, 9-mm Bizon and SR-2 submachine guns, VSS special sniper rifle, 5.66-mm APS underwater assault rifle, 9-mm AS special assault rifle and SR3 Vikhr small-size assault rifle, as well as 7.62-mm PSS silenced pistol, special cartridges, day and night optical sights, rounds, grenades and cartridges of various purposes and destruction effects.
Rosoboronexport Corporation considers participation of the Russian delegation in DSA 2006 as an important stage in the continued promotion of Russian defense products to dynamically growing arms markets of Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific Rim. The Russian delegation senior officials hope that consultations and talks during this exhibition will lay a base for new contracts on delivery of Russian armaments and military equipment in the region and their subsequent integration into national and collective security systems.
According to organizers, Defense Services Asia (DSA) will involve over 600 companies and organizations from more than 45 countries this year.