OREANDA-NEWS. The 5th Defense Systems & Equipment International Exhibition and Conference, DSEi'2007, is being held at the ExCeL Trade and Exhibition Center in London, Great Britain from September 11 to 14, 2007, Rosoboronexport's press service reports. Organized by GB's Defense Ministry, this Europe's largest show will host more than 1,300 companies and organizations from 30 countries. It encompasses almost the entire spectrum of armament and military equipment currently in service with the land forces, air forces and navies around the world.

Russia comes back to DSEi as an exhibitor to display the most advanced military and dual-purpose products, technologies and services. The Rosoboronexport State Corporation is the organizer of Russian national exposition. A wide range of military products intended for service with all the fighting arms have been selected with a view to the rearmament programs and technical standards in effect in different countries and taking into account the needs and requirements of military leaders of arms importing countries.

 At London exhibition, Rosoboronexport displays various types and models of infantry combat vehicles, armored personnel carriers, airborne assault vehicles, armored recovery vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems, self-propelled artillery guns and howitzers, anti-tank guided weapons, air defense missile/gun complexes, small arms and close-quarter fighting weapons. Among the most competitive Russian weapons are the T-90S tank, BMP-3M infantry combat vehicle, BMD-2 and BMD-3 airborne assault vehicles, BTR-90 armored personnel carrier and the Khrizantema-S self-propelled anti-tank complex.

At DSEi'2007, Rosoboronexport demonstrates a comprehensive range of naval products to foreign partners,such as the Project 636 and the Amur-1650 submarines equipped with an integrated missile system, dubbed Club-S, which have a high export potential, and in partnership with Russian helicopter industry manufacturers, the Company will demonstrate a wide range of Mi-family and Ka-family helicopters.  Also, a wide range of state-of-the-art radars embodying the unique technological solutions, and high-tech automated battle management complexes, such as the Bastion-3E, Universal-1E, Polyana-D4M1, etc. are on diplay.

The ability of our defense industry complex to form international corporations involved in developing advanced armament and military equipment opens up broad horizons for Russia in the military-technical sphere. To this end, the Rosoboronexport State Corporation is maintaining fruitful cooperation with such foreign companies as BAE Systems, MBDA, Snecma, Thales, Sagem DS, EADS, Rolls Royce and Finmeccanica. An annual contribution made by leading European companies to the development of Russian weapon systems is about USD100 million.

The Rosoboronexport State Corporation is Russia's sole state-run exporter of armament and military equipment. It is authorized to carry out foreign trade activities involving the entire spectrum of military and dual-purpose products, services and technologies. Rosoboronexport's share in Russian exports of defense products accounts for nearly  90 %. In 2006, its overall exports of armament and military equipment to foreign clients was USD 5.3 billion worth.