Arms trade

 Russia’s state arms seller to offer almost 50 new weapon systems to world market

Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport plans to offer almost 50 new weapon systems to the world arms market in the next five or six years, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev told TASS in the run-up to the Army-2020 international military and technical forum on Sunday.

"In the next five or six years, Rosoboronexport plans to deliver almost 50 new weapon systems to the international arms market. These are final products involving air defense systems, combat and military transport aircraft, and also the armor, naval hardware and artillery," the chief executive said.

The active work of Russian defense enterprises makes it possible to constantly deliver new armaments to the world market and formalize authorizing documentation for their exports, he said.

"Among bright examples, I can name such products of Rostec [state hi-tech corporation] as the T-14 ‘Armata’ tank, the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter and the entire family of Kalashnikov new-generation assault rifles: the 200th series. Among the products of other manufacturers, I would like to mention the Bumerang standardized combat platform, the 59N6-TE radar capable of detecting hypersonic targets and many other weapons," the chief executive said.