press release
At the 21st Interpolitex International Exhibition of Internal State Security (October 20-23, 2015, Moscow) Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, will offer foreign customers comprehensive solutions for combating crime and terrorism, including a wide range of special arms and equipment.
“Since 2000 Rosoboronexport has supplied foreign customers with more than 12,000 units of special small arms and more than 200,000 pieces of special equipment, including individual protective means, special communications systems and others. Products designed for law enforcement agencies are exported to over 40 countries around the world. In recent years, the African and Latin American countries have become promising markets,” said Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Advisor to the Rosoboronexport Director General, who heads the Company’s delegation at the exhibition.
Russia’s VSS OSV-96 sniper rifles, AGS-30, GM-94 grenade launchers, AS assault rifles, SR-2 sub-machine guns, PSS and SR-1 pistols enjoy strong demand in the international market.
At Interpolitex 2015, Rosoboronexport will present the Integrated Safety and Security of Major Administrative Entities, Critical Facilities and National Frontiers project to foreign customers. Ten type detailed integrated security projects (for protecting borders, ports and coastal areas, providing security of cities and critical industrial facilities, holding mass sports events, etc) have been developed based on an assessment of existing threats. Such systems are designed to create a common information area, coordinate and control the activities of various law enforcement agencies and special services. This helps make the fight against crime, terrorism, mass unrest, and illegal migration more effective and quickly respond in case of emergencies.
More than 50 integrated security system presentations have been made to potential customers and partners from more than 30 countries throughout 2015.
Rosoboronexport will take an active part in the business program of the exhibition, during which the most pressing security challenges and solutions to them using technical facilities will be discussed. In particular, the Company's specialists will make reports on topics related to UAV usage and riot control.
On October 24, as part of Interpolitex 2015, a demonstration of special arms and military equipment, including those being actively promoted by Rosoboronexport in the international market, will be held at Geodeziya Research Institute’s Testing Range (Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Region). More than 20 Russian companies will show their innovative products for special services.