The Russian Military Department announced the conclusion of contracts worth more than 1 trillion rubles during the Army 2020 forum, which became a new record for the exhibition. In accordance with these deals, the troops will receive more than 500 new models of equipment and more than 80 thousand missiles and ammunition, and will upgrade more than 100 weapons. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu instructed to test some of the samples presented for the first time both at the upcoming strategic exercises and in the combat situation — in Syria, Izvestia reports.
In 2020, the Army forum was particularly rich in new wheeled armored vehicles. Only one Military-Industrial Company (MIC) presented six new models at once. After viewing the Military-Industrial Company's exposition, Sergei Shoigu instructed to test two models at the upcoming command and staff exercises "Caucasus-2020" in September in conditions close to combat.
The Minister was interested in the first demonstration of a lightweight "Strela" floating armored car for scouts and special forces and a well - armed "Tigr", presented in the "buggy" version-without a roof and side panels. The vehicles were developed by the company on an initiative basis, taking into account the experience of mobile combat operations in Syria.
The Minister also instructed to send the anti-drone complex "Sapsan-Convoy" of the Automatika concern to be checked in the conditions of the Caucasus-2020 ,and then to Syria. The machine automatically detects and suppresses signals from satellite navigation systems. This causes the enemy's light UAVS to fall or make an emergency landing, Izvestia writes.
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Based on materials from TASS