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IDEX 2025 Defence Exhibition Opens in Abu Dhabi, With New Russian Weapons Expected
IDEX 2025 Defence Exhibition Opens in Abu Dhabi, With New Russian Weapons Expected
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ABU DHABI (Sputnik) - One of the largest international weapons exhibitions, IDEX 2025, will open on Monday in Abu Dhabi, with Russian manufacturers planning to... 17.02.2025, Sputnik India
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IDEX will be held for the 17th time in 2025. The NAVDEX naval exhibition will be held in parallel for the eighth time. According to the organisers, 1,565 companies from 65 countries will be represented here this year, 41 national pavilions will be organised on the sidelines of the exhibition.Rostec's High-Precision Systems, Kalashnikov, Uralvagonzavod and Shvabe will present almost 200 samples of "top military equipment," Bekkhan Ozdoyev, industrial director of Rostec's arms, ammunition and special chemicals cluster, told Sputnik.Rosoboronexport will traditionally act as the organiser of the unified Russian exposition.Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov arrived in the UAE to participate in the exhibition, his office reported earlier. It is planned that he will hold a number of bilateral negotiations here as part of his working trip.Also, the joint Russian stand will showcase the Kornet anti-tank system with a remote control, the Krona-E air defence system, new loitering munitions Kub-2-1E and Kub-2-2E, the Berezhok combat module, and the RPL-7 light machine gun with a belt drive. For the first time, new versions of the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles will be shown — shortened and compact versions.The UTS-800 training aircraft and the Forpost-RE combat drone will be presented abroad for the first time at IDEX 2025, Ekaterina Zgirovskaya, a spokeswoman for the Ural Plant of Civil Aviation (UZGA), told Sputnik.Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Concern will showcase the export anti-aircraft missile systems S-300V4 "Antey-4000" and S-350E "Vityaz", as well as the Viking system, the Komar turret mount for the automated launch of Igla missiles to protect ships and Ataka missiles against ground and surface targets. The concern's stand will also feature an autonomous combat module of the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system and various radar systems.
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IDEX 2025 Defence Exhibition Opens in Abu Dhabi, With New Russian Weapons Expected
13:10 17.02.2025 (Updated: 13:11 17.02.2025) ABU DHABI (Sputnik) - One of the largest international weapons exhibitions, IDEX 2025, will open on Monday in Abu Dhabi, with Russian manufacturers planning to present "top-end equipment" there, including a number of foreign premiers.
IDEX will be held for the 17th time in 2025. The NAVDEX naval exhibition will be held in parallel for the eighth time. According to the organisers, 1,565 companies from 65 countries will be represented here this year, 41 national pavilions will be organised on the sidelines of the exhibition.
Rostec's High-Precision Systems, Kalashnikov, Uralvagonzavod and Shvabe will present almost 200 samples of "top military equipment," Bekkhan Ozdoyev, industrial director of Rostec's arms, ammunition and special chemicals cluster, told Sputnik.
Rosoboronexport will traditionally act as the organiser of the unified Russian exposition.
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov arrived in the UAE to participate in the exhibition, his office reported earlier. It is planned that he will hold a number of bilateral negotiations here as part of his working trip.
The exhibition in the UAE will host foreign premieres of the export version of the modernised tank T-90MS Proryv, which, following combat use during the special military operation, has received improvements to almost all systems. High-Precision Systems will show abroad for the first time the Pantsir-SMD-E air defence system, equipped with mini-missiles and capable of replacing an entire surface-to-air missile system battery in the fight against drones.
Also, the joint Russian stand will showcase the Kornet anti-tank system with a remote control, the Krona-E air defence system, new loitering munitions Kub-2-1E and Kub-2-2E, the Berezhok combat module, and the RPL-7 light machine gun with a belt drive. For the first time, new versions of the AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles will be shown — shortened and compact versions.
The UTS-800 training aircraft and the Forpost-RE combat drone will be presented abroad for the first time at IDEX 2025, Ekaterina Zgirovskaya, a spokeswoman for the Ural Plant of Civil Aviation (UZGA), told Sputnik.
Also, an updated version of the Ka-32A11M firefighting helicopter, the dual-purpose Supercam S350 drone, and the 120-mm self-propelled artillery gun Lotus willbe featured at IDEX 2025.
Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Concern will showcase the export anti-aircraft missile systems S-300V4 "Antey-4000" and S-350E "Vityaz", as well as the Viking system, the Komar turret mount for the automated launch of Igla missiles to protect ships and Ataka missiles against ground and surface targets. The concern's stand will also feature an autonomous combat module of the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system and various radar systems.
