Rustam Minnikhanov visits arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi

During the working trip to the United Arab Emirates President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the world’s largest arms exhibition IDEX – 2013. The exhibition is held two times a year.

Nowadays, it is the largest and most prestigious arms exhibition in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Latest global achievements in the sphere of arms production are traditionally demonstrated at IDEX.

This year more than 1100 companies from 60 countries take part in the event. Small arms, armour, military ships, aviation equipment, high-tech weapons, pilotless vehicles are presented at the exhibition.

The following Russian companies present their produce at the exposition: OAO “Rosoboronexport”, “Izhmash”, Precision Mechanical Engineering Central Research Institute (TSNIITOCHMASH), research and production corporation “UralVagonZavod”, Krasnogorsk plant named after S.A.Zverev, OAO “High-precision complexes”, plant named after V.A.Dyagterev, research and production corporation “Techmash”, concern “Almaz-Antey”.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov looked over the Russian exposition, stands of the largest foreign automotive companies such as MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, and leading arms concerns Rheinmetall, Krauss-Maffei, Oshkosh.

Rustam Minnikhanov and Russian Minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov also met with royal prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Commander-in-chief of Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan.