On August 12 local time, at the Patriot Exhibition and Conference Center on the outskirts of Moscow, the Opening Ceremony of the Army-2024 International Military Technical Forum and exhibition took place, according to VNA.
The Army-2024 forum event will take place in 3 days from August 12 to 14.
The Army-2024 Forum is attended by official military delegations from 83 countries, with 39 delegations led by defense ministers and chiefs of general staff.
A high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam led by Minister and General Phan Van Giang attended the forum at the invitation of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Removich Belousov.
In addition, more than 1,000 businesses and organizations inside and outside Russia will introduce more than 20,000 samples of military and dual-use products in the form of actual samples, models and advertising and information materials at the forum.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a video of his welcome speech to the forum. The Russian President emphasized that Army-2024 is a symbolic international military technical forum and this is the 10th time the event has been held.
At the exhibition booths of the forum, samples of weapons and special military equipment that have been proven effective in practice will be displayed such as the BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicle, the T-main battle tank. 90M Proryv, T-90M 80BVM, BREM-1M armored repair and recovery vehicle, Phlox 120mm self-propelled gun, Malva 152mm self-propelled gun, Bastion coastal missile system, Iskander-M combat-tactical missile , Tornado-S 300mm multiple launch rocket system;
TOS-2 heavy flamethrower system, remote mining technical system, Kornet-D1 self-propelled anti-tank missile system, Tor-M2K anti-aircraft missile combat vehicle system, anti-tank vehicle, anti-tank missile system aircraft missile system artillery complex "Pantsir-S", combat vehicles of the air defense missile system "Gibka-S".
In particular, many potential weapons and equipment models were displayed for the first time at Army-2024, such as the Meerkat body-worn electronic warfare system to fight unmanned aerial vehicles and drones. Upgraded Supercam S350M reconnaissance, Amur 950 non-nuclear sea submarine with vertical missile launchers...
After the opening ceremony, General Phan Van Giang and members of the delegation visited the booths at Army-2024.
At each booth, General Phan Van Giang and the delegation spent time learning about the products on display, exchanging related information, and welcomed and appreciated the participation of the units. businesses at this event.
Army is an exhibition and general forum organized annually by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation since 2015 at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Center on the outskirts of Moscow, attracting many countries, businesses and organizations. Defense industries from participating countries will display and introduce defense products.
The Forum is one of the largest international weapons and technical equipment exhibitions in the world.
The forum includes an exhibition of advanced products of the defense industry of the Russian Federation and partner countries; field demonstration of weapons and technical equipment of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Russian Federation and partner countries; applied scientific conferences on military engineering and defense industry...
