OREANDA-NEWS. UVZ Corporation and French company SAGEM Defense Securite (a member of SAFRAN Group) have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement in the presence of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister of France Jean-Marc Ayrault.

The parties have agreed on organizing a long-term strategic partnershipconcerning usage of optonicequipment and other high-tech products produced by SAGEM DefenseSecuritefor UVZ armoured vehicles and artillery systems.

The Agreement was signed by CEO of UVZ Mr.Oleg Sienko and Executive Vice-President, International of SafranMr. Bruno Cottй.

The agreement was signed within the confines of Memorandum of Agreement dated July 27,2012.

During the Agreement signing ceremony the top-managers of Uralvagonzavod and Safran Group expressed mutual interest in long-term strategic partnership and thanked each other.