Ukrspecexport displays its defense products at IDEAS 2012 exhibition in Pakistan
Ukrspecexport displays its defense products at IDEAS 2012 exhibition in Pakistan - Ukrainian news. Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraine's state-run arms exporter Ukrspecexport is displaying the products of Ukraine's defense industry at the 7th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2012), which is taking place in Karachi (Pakistan) on November 7-11, the company's press service has reported.
Among the exhibits presented at the Ukrainian stand are the developments of the domestic defense industry that are well-known on the world arms market, as well as new products.
In particular, Ukraine is displaying the models of BTR-3E1 and BTR-4 armored personnel carriers, Kolchuga radars, and bulletproof vests produced by TEMP-3000 Ltd.
Among the new products are VPR.308Winta VPR.338LM sniper rifles produced by Kyiv's Mayak Plant.
According to the press service, on the first day of the exhibition, the Ukrainian stand was visited by representatives of the defense ministries of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Japan, Mongolia and Turkmenistan.
The IDEAS International Defense Exhibition and Seminar, which is held once in two years in Karachi, is one of the largest exhibitions in Asia. According to its organizers, IDEAS 2012 was attended by representatives of 56 countries.
Pakistan is one of Ukraine's largest partners on the world arms market. From 1996 to 2000, the volume of orders executed by Ukrainian specialists for the Pakistani side reached about $800 million. In particular, as part of the $650 million contract signed in 1996, Ukraine delivered 320 T-80UD tanks to Pakistan.
Ukraine has cooperated with Pakistan in the Al-Khalid MBT project since 2002, when the sides signed the first contract for the supply of 285 engine compartments on the basis of the 6TD-2 engine for the Pakistani main battle tank.
Pakistani experts noted the prospects of cooperation with Ukraine in the modernization of armored vehicles, taking into account Pakistan's current resources and needs in this sphere.