Russian arms exports. April 2017 of the year
All newsconcerning the export of Russian weapons in April 2017, related to aviation and helicopter technology. The Russian Mi-35M helicopter is especially popular on the international arms market. This combat helicopter is exported very well, in many respects this is a direct merit of its predecessor Mi-24, which is the first most widespread attack helicopter in the whole world (more than 3,5 thousand copies have been produced).
It is worth noting that most of the Russian arms exports through Rosoboronexport account for the supply of combat aircraft and helicopters. According to "Rostec", the most popular type of weapons produced in Russia on the world weapons market remains aircraft, which occupies 40% of the total Russian exports. The remaining share in approximately the same proportions is shared by the means of air defense, naval equipment and equipment of the ground forces.
Export prospects Mi-35M
The Nigerian Air Force adopted the first pair of Mi-35M helicopters
During the ceremony celebrating the 53 anniversary of the formation of the Nigerian Air Force, which took place on April 22 in the town of Makurdi, two new Mi-35M attack helicopters were included in the combat strength of the country's air forces. According to the information resource Naij.com, the supply of new combat helicopters, differing in the ability to perform tasks and at night, will expand the capabilities of the armed forces of Nigeria when they conduct operations against terrorists, insurgents and other illegal armed groups.
Compared with previous versions of the helicopter, the Mi-35M is more autonomous, improved performance, the presence of modern systems of aiming and the "glass" cockpit, the designers also minimized the risk of collateral damage. The Nigerian President Muhammad Bukhari and the Minister of Defense Mansur Mohammad Dan-Ali attended the ceremony of introducing the first Russian-made Mi-35M helicopters into the air force combat crew. In his speech, the President of Nigeria noted the successes of local armed forces in operations directed against the terrorist group Boko Haram, which were made possible by the purchase of new types of weapons, as well as improved training of troops.
According to TSAMTO (Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade), for the first time about the signing of a contract for the supply of Nigeria combat helicopters Mi-35M became known in September 2014. At the ADEX-2014 exhibition, Sergei Goreslavsky, head of the united delegation of the state corporation Rostec, noted then that the Russian Federation in August 2014 had concluded a large contract with Nigeria for the supply of a “serious number” of Mi-171Sh helicopters and several Mi-35М helicopters. The annual report of the Rostvertol company for 2014 a year was said about the conclusion of a contract for the supply of Nigeria 6 combat helicopters Mi-35М. In the budget of Nigeria for 2016, there is information about allocating another approximately 58 million dollars for the purchase of two Mi-35М helicopters. The delivery of the first batch of these helicopters to Nigeria became known in January 2016, and it is planned to complete the delivery to Nigeria by the end of 2018.
Mi-35M helicopters are planning to acquire Bangladesh
According to the blog bmpd With reference to bdmilitary.com Bangladesh, the ground forces of Bangladesh have decided to buy Russian-made Mi-35M combat helicopters. The purchase is planned in accordance with the Forces Goal 2030 prospective development plan for the country's armed forces. It is planned to purchase from Russia 6 Mi-35M helicopters (and then, most likely, six more) to equip the recently formed group of army aviation of the Bangladesh ground forces, which has already received the 6 Russian Mi-171Sh transport and combat helicopters.
The Bangladeshi army reportedly considered buying various combat helicopters, including the Turkish TAI T129, the American Bell AH-1Z and the Chinese Z-10, but ultimately the choice was based on a combination of criteria, including actual combat experience, purchase cost, combat performance and availability. parts, was made in favor of the Russian attack helicopter Mi-35M. Repair of this type of helicopters is planned to be organized in the future at the enterprise Bangabadhu Aeronautical Center (BAC), which already has a certificate for servicing Russian transport and combat helicopters of the Mi-17 family.
The first photos of the Mi-35M for Mali
In April, the 2017 of the year on the Russianplanes.net web site published a photograph of the first combat helicopter Mi-35M, intended for the armed forces of Mali. The Mi-35M was photographed in March 2017 of the year during the flight tests at the Rosvertol JSC enterprise in Rostov-on-Don. Although all the onboard identification marks and inscriptions on the helicopter were sealed, the Mali air force lower identification mark on the helicopter's “belly” was not hidden.
According to the blog information bmpd, the Russian side has not yet officially announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of Mi-35M combat helicopters in Mali. But in September 2016, Yuri Demchenko, one of the leaders of Rosoboronexport, said that in 2016-2017 Russia would continue to ship Mi-8 / 17 and Mi-24 / 35 helicopters to Angola, Nigeria, Mali and Sudan. Mali has already bought 7 old Mi-24D helicopters from Bulgaria. They were delivered to the country in 2007-2012's.
Russia and the UAE continue negotiations on the supply of Su-35 fighter jets
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates 20. April 2017 held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the emirate edition of the National, in the framework of the talks, the parties discussed measures that are aimed at ending the armed conflicts in the region, and also raised issues of expanding cooperation in the field of economy and security.
The Arabic edition also recalled that in February 2017 of the year at the international exhibition and conference IDEX 2017 Moscow and Abu Dhabi made a statement on the joint development of a fighter of the new generation in the UAE, and 20 on April 2017 of the year against the negotiations between the UAE and Russia at the highest level , Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that both countries are also continuing negotiations on the supply of "several dozen" Su-35 multi-role fighters for arming the UAE air force.
Previously an agency TASS wrote that at the largest exhibition of weapons in the Middle East IDEX 2017, the representatives of Russia and the UAE signed an agreement on the intention to acquire Su-35 fighters. At the time, the head of the Rostec state corporation, Sergey Chemezov, spoke about the signing by the parties of a memorandum on the purchase of multi-role fighters. At the same time, negotiations between Russia and the United Arab Emirates regarding the supply of the Su-35 fighter have been conducted since the 2015 year. It was then that Russia signed a contract with China for the supply of such aircraft 24. The cost of the contract with China was at least two billion dollars. At the same time, other countries, in particular Indonesia and Brazil, are showing interest in the Su-35 Russian fighters.
Turkey is showing interest in the Russian C-400 "Triumph"
Moscow and Ankara have reached an agreement in principle on the supply of Russian C-400 “Triumph” anti-aircraft missile systems, and price is currently being negotiated. Reports about it RIA News with reference to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt авavuşoогlu. Earlier, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting that will take place in Sochi on May 3 may discuss the issue of supplying Turkey’s C-400 Russian air defense systems.
“We have in principle agreed with the Russian Federation on the acquisition of C-400 air defense systems. Currently under negotiation on joint production and cost. We wanted to buy NATO missile defense systems, however, unfortunately, they did not enter our position, ”Mevlüt авavuşoлуlu told journalists at the Haberturk newspaper. As RIA Novosti reminds, earlier representatives of the Turkish and Russian authorities have repeatedly said that negotiations are underway between Moscow and Ankara to supply Triumph C-400. According to the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, Ankara is ready to acquire Russian air defense systems if Moscow provides a loan, and negotiations are currently underway with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
As Vladimir Kozhin, Assistant to the President of Russia for military-technical cooperation, noted, Moscow sees no obstacles to the possible supply of the Triumph C-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey due to the country's membership in NATO, RIA Novosti reported. In early May, it was reported that Russia was ready to supply Turkey with C-400 systems at a price of 500 million dollars for a division. This was reported by RBC journalists with reference to two own sources. According to Russian journalists, negotiations between the parties are already close to the final stage. At the same time, a number of Russian military experts still doubt that Turkey is really determined to acquire Russian air defense systems, and does not demonstrate NATO’s own independence.
Azerbaijan received another batch of armored personnel carriers BTR-82A
In accordance with the agreement on military-technical cooperation, which operates between Azerbaijan and Russia, another batch of Russian armored personnel carriers BTR-82А, as well as related equipment, was delivered to Azerbaijan, reports broker TSAMTO. According to the Azeri Difens publication, which refers to the video provided by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, the new military equipment arrived in the country by sea. Full readiness for combat use of the transferred armored personnel carriers will be achieved in the near future.
Judging by the videos published on Youtube, armored personnel carriers arrived in Azerbaijan aboard the Compachor Rachmaninov ferry. In total, the vessel was unloaded at least 9 armored personnel carriers BTR-82А. According to the TSAMTO database (the data that Russia transferred to the UN Register were used), deliveries to Azerbaijan of the BTR-82A and BMP-3 began in the 2013 year (10 units in 2013, 78 units in 2014). At the same time, official data on contract detailing have not been voiced by the Russian Federation or Azerbaijan in the media so far. Thus, a relatively complete picture of the number of infantry combat vehicles BMP-30 and armored personnel carriers BTR-2015А transferred to Azerbaijan is likely to become known only after the completion of the contract for their supply.
Rosoboronexport expects to strengthen its position in Latin America with FAMEX-2017
Rosoboronexport for the first time in stories organized the Russian exposition at the FAMEX-2017 International Aerospace Show, which was held in Mexico in the city of Santa Lucia from 26 to 29 in April, according to official site Rostec. According to the organizers of the exhibition, invitations to visit this aerospace show were delivered by 33 to representatives of the Air Force commands of Latin America and other regions of the world. Rosoboronexport hoped that the invited delegations would show interest in Russian military equipment and weapons. In addition, representatives of Rosoboronexport were ready to discuss with the representatives of the armed forces of the states of the region technological partnership, as well as the joint development of weapons and military equipment and military research.
It should be noted that Rosoboronexport is trying to pursue a consistent policy to strengthen its own positions in Latin American countries. “The share of countries in this region in the total volume of export deliveries of Russian weapons from 2001 to the present is higher than 9%. A large part of the volume of military supplies to Latin America is occupied by aviation and helicopter technology, to which the FAMEX-2017 salon was dedicated, ”Alexander Denisov, head of the Rosoboronexport marketing department, told reporters. At the exhibition held in Mexico, the Russian exposition included more than 160 items of weapons and military equipment of domestic production.
The most promising in the region of the world of the samples of aviation equipment presented at the exhibition are the Yak-130 combat training aircraft, the MiG-29М multifunctional front-line fighter, and the Su-30MK ultra-man-made multipurpose fighter. Of domestic helicopters, foreign consumers may be interested in combat helicopters Ka-52 and Mi-28НЭ, multi-purpose attack helicopter Mi-35М, military transport Mi-17В-5, Mi-171Ш, as well as heavy transport helicopter Mi-26Т2 and light multi-purpose helicopter Ansat. Traditionally, Latin American countries pay great attention to Russian air defense systems, for example, to the modern Pantsir-C1 anti-aircraft missile system, which was also presented as part of the Russian exposition.
It is worth noting that most of the Russian arms exports through Rosoboronexport account for the supply of combat aircraft and helicopters. According to "Rostec", the most popular type of weapons produced in Russia on the world weapons market remains aircraft, which occupies 40% of the total Russian exports. The remaining share in approximately the same proportions is shared by the means of air defense, naval equipment and equipment of the ground forces.
Export prospects Mi-35M
The Nigerian Air Force adopted the first pair of Mi-35M helicopters
During the ceremony celebrating the 53 anniversary of the formation of the Nigerian Air Force, which took place on April 22 in the town of Makurdi, two new Mi-35M attack helicopters were included in the combat strength of the country's air forces. According to the information resource Naij.com, the supply of new combat helicopters, differing in the ability to perform tasks and at night, will expand the capabilities of the armed forces of Nigeria when they conduct operations against terrorists, insurgents and other illegal armed groups.
Compared with previous versions of the helicopter, the Mi-35M is more autonomous, improved performance, the presence of modern systems of aiming and the "glass" cockpit, the designers also minimized the risk of collateral damage. The Nigerian President Muhammad Bukhari and the Minister of Defense Mansur Mohammad Dan-Ali attended the ceremony of introducing the first Russian-made Mi-35M helicopters into the air force combat crew. In his speech, the President of Nigeria noted the successes of local armed forces in operations directed against the terrorist group Boko Haram, which were made possible by the purchase of new types of weapons, as well as improved training of troops.
According to TSAMTO (Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade), for the first time about the signing of a contract for the supply of Nigeria combat helicopters Mi-35M became known in September 2014. At the ADEX-2014 exhibition, Sergei Goreslavsky, head of the united delegation of the state corporation Rostec, noted then that the Russian Federation in August 2014 had concluded a large contract with Nigeria for the supply of a “serious number” of Mi-171Sh helicopters and several Mi-35М helicopters. The annual report of the Rostvertol company for 2014 a year was said about the conclusion of a contract for the supply of Nigeria 6 combat helicopters Mi-35М. In the budget of Nigeria for 2016, there is information about allocating another approximately 58 million dollars for the purchase of two Mi-35М helicopters. The delivery of the first batch of these helicopters to Nigeria became known in January 2016, and it is planned to complete the delivery to Nigeria by the end of 2018.
Mi-35M helicopters are planning to acquire Bangladesh
According to the blog bmpd With reference to bdmilitary.com Bangladesh, the ground forces of Bangladesh have decided to buy Russian-made Mi-35M combat helicopters. The purchase is planned in accordance with the Forces Goal 2030 prospective development plan for the country's armed forces. It is planned to purchase from Russia 6 Mi-35M helicopters (and then, most likely, six more) to equip the recently formed group of army aviation of the Bangladesh ground forces, which has already received the 6 Russian Mi-171Sh transport and combat helicopters.
The Bangladeshi army reportedly considered buying various combat helicopters, including the Turkish TAI T129, the American Bell AH-1Z and the Chinese Z-10, but ultimately the choice was based on a combination of criteria, including actual combat experience, purchase cost, combat performance and availability. parts, was made in favor of the Russian attack helicopter Mi-35M. Repair of this type of helicopters is planned to be organized in the future at the enterprise Bangabadhu Aeronautical Center (BAC), which already has a certificate for servicing Russian transport and combat helicopters of the Mi-17 family.
The first photos of the Mi-35M for Mali
In April, the 2017 of the year on the Russianplanes.net web site published a photograph of the first combat helicopter Mi-35M, intended for the armed forces of Mali. The Mi-35M was photographed in March 2017 of the year during the flight tests at the Rosvertol JSC enterprise in Rostov-on-Don. Although all the onboard identification marks and inscriptions on the helicopter were sealed, the Mali air force lower identification mark on the helicopter's “belly” was not hidden.
The first Mi-35М helicopter built for Rostvertol JSC for the Mali Air Force. Rostov-on-Don, March 2017 of the year (c) Mikhail Mizikayev / russianplanes.net
According to the blog information bmpd, the Russian side has not yet officially announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of Mi-35M combat helicopters in Mali. But in September 2016, Yuri Demchenko, one of the leaders of Rosoboronexport, said that in 2016-2017 Russia would continue to ship Mi-8 / 17 and Mi-24 / 35 helicopters to Angola, Nigeria, Mali and Sudan. Mali has already bought 7 old Mi-24D helicopters from Bulgaria. They were delivered to the country in 2007-2012's.
Russia and the UAE continue negotiations on the supply of Su-35 fighter jets
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates 20. April 2017 held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the emirate edition of the National, in the framework of the talks, the parties discussed measures that are aimed at ending the armed conflicts in the region, and also raised issues of expanding cooperation in the field of economy and security.
The Arabic edition also recalled that in February 2017 of the year at the international exhibition and conference IDEX 2017 Moscow and Abu Dhabi made a statement on the joint development of a fighter of the new generation in the UAE, and 20 on April 2017 of the year against the negotiations between the UAE and Russia at the highest level , Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that both countries are also continuing negotiations on the supply of "several dozen" Su-35 multi-role fighters for arming the UAE air force.
Previously an agency TASS wrote that at the largest exhibition of weapons in the Middle East IDEX 2017, the representatives of Russia and the UAE signed an agreement on the intention to acquire Su-35 fighters. At the time, the head of the Rostec state corporation, Sergey Chemezov, spoke about the signing by the parties of a memorandum on the purchase of multi-role fighters. At the same time, negotiations between Russia and the United Arab Emirates regarding the supply of the Su-35 fighter have been conducted since the 2015 year. It was then that Russia signed a contract with China for the supply of such aircraft 24. The cost of the contract with China was at least two billion dollars. At the same time, other countries, in particular Indonesia and Brazil, are showing interest in the Su-35 Russian fighters.
Turkey is showing interest in the Russian C-400 "Triumph"
Moscow and Ankara have reached an agreement in principle on the supply of Russian C-400 “Triumph” anti-aircraft missile systems, and price is currently being negotiated. Reports about it RIA News with reference to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt авavuşoогlu. Earlier, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting that will take place in Sochi on May 3 may discuss the issue of supplying Turkey’s C-400 Russian air defense systems.
“We have in principle agreed with the Russian Federation on the acquisition of C-400 air defense systems. Currently under negotiation on joint production and cost. We wanted to buy NATO missile defense systems, however, unfortunately, they did not enter our position, ”Mevlüt авavuşoлуlu told journalists at the Haberturk newspaper. As RIA Novosti reminds, earlier representatives of the Turkish and Russian authorities have repeatedly said that negotiations are underway between Moscow and Ankara to supply Triumph C-400. According to the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, Ankara is ready to acquire Russian air defense systems if Moscow provides a loan, and negotiations are currently underway with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
As Vladimir Kozhin, Assistant to the President of Russia for military-technical cooperation, noted, Moscow sees no obstacles to the possible supply of the Triumph C-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey due to the country's membership in NATO, RIA Novosti reported. In early May, it was reported that Russia was ready to supply Turkey with C-400 systems at a price of 500 million dollars for a division. This was reported by RBC journalists with reference to two own sources. According to Russian journalists, negotiations between the parties are already close to the final stage. At the same time, a number of Russian military experts still doubt that Turkey is really determined to acquire Russian air defense systems, and does not demonstrate NATO’s own independence.
Azerbaijan received another batch of armored personnel carriers BTR-82A
In accordance with the agreement on military-technical cooperation, which operates between Azerbaijan and Russia, another batch of Russian armored personnel carriers BTR-82А, as well as related equipment, was delivered to Azerbaijan, reports broker TSAMTO. According to the Azeri Difens publication, which refers to the video provided by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, the new military equipment arrived in the country by sea. Full readiness for combat use of the transferred armored personnel carriers will be achieved in the near future.
Judging by the videos published on Youtube, armored personnel carriers arrived in Azerbaijan aboard the Compachor Rachmaninov ferry. In total, the vessel was unloaded at least 9 armored personnel carriers BTR-82А. According to the TSAMTO database (the data that Russia transferred to the UN Register were used), deliveries to Azerbaijan of the BTR-82A and BMP-3 began in the 2013 year (10 units in 2013, 78 units in 2014). At the same time, official data on contract detailing have not been voiced by the Russian Federation or Azerbaijan in the media so far. Thus, a relatively complete picture of the number of infantry combat vehicles BMP-30 and armored personnel carriers BTR-2015А transferred to Azerbaijan is likely to become known only after the completion of the contract for their supply.
Rosoboronexport expects to strengthen its position in Latin America with FAMEX-2017
Rosoboronexport for the first time in stories organized the Russian exposition at the FAMEX-2017 International Aerospace Show, which was held in Mexico in the city of Santa Lucia from 26 to 29 in April, according to official site Rostec. According to the organizers of the exhibition, invitations to visit this aerospace show were delivered by 33 to representatives of the Air Force commands of Latin America and other regions of the world. Rosoboronexport hoped that the invited delegations would show interest in Russian military equipment and weapons. In addition, representatives of Rosoboronexport were ready to discuss with the representatives of the armed forces of the states of the region technological partnership, as well as the joint development of weapons and military equipment and military research.
It should be noted that Rosoboronexport is trying to pursue a consistent policy to strengthen its own positions in Latin American countries. “The share of countries in this region in the total volume of export deliveries of Russian weapons from 2001 to the present is higher than 9%. A large part of the volume of military supplies to Latin America is occupied by aviation and helicopter technology, to which the FAMEX-2017 salon was dedicated, ”Alexander Denisov, head of the Rosoboronexport marketing department, told reporters. At the exhibition held in Mexico, the Russian exposition included more than 160 items of weapons and military equipment of domestic production.
The most promising in the region of the world of the samples of aviation equipment presented at the exhibition are the Yak-130 combat training aircraft, the MiG-29М multifunctional front-line fighter, and the Su-30MK ultra-man-made multipurpose fighter. Of domestic helicopters, foreign consumers may be interested in combat helicopters Ka-52 and Mi-28НЭ, multi-purpose attack helicopter Mi-35М, military transport Mi-17В-5, Mi-171Ш, as well as heavy transport helicopter Mi-26Т2 and light multi-purpose helicopter Ansat. Traditionally, Latin American countries pay great attention to Russian air defense systems, for example, to the modern Pantsir-C1 anti-aircraft missile system, which was also presented as part of the Russian exposition.
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