"Almaz-Antey" put anti-aircraft missile system "Antey-2500" Egypt
Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy general director of the Almaz-Antey concern, said at a press conference that this year they delivered the Antey-2500 anti-aircraft missile system to Egypt, in addition, deliveries to a number of other countries are planned.
“The first recipient of this system, also known under the designation C-300ВМ, became Venezuela. This year Egypt received the Antey-2500 anti-aircraft missile system. It is planned to put this system in a number of countries, ”Dzirkaln quotes. TASS.
He also noted that the military of Venezuela and Egypt highly appreciated the capabilities of the system.
In addition, the deputy director general said that the concern plans to open service centers for servicing C-300 and Tor-M1 air defense systems in China. According to him, earlier “Almaz-Antey” offered the Chinese military several options for upgrading “Tor-M1”.
“We also offered the Chinese side to create service centers for servicing these systems, providing them with Russian equipment and training Chinese personnel. (...) Russian teams of specialists will help the Chinese side to organize service maintenance of air defense systems within the proposed centers, ”he said.
According to Dzirkalna, the concern plans to increase the volume of services within the framework of independent foreign economic activity to 500 million dollars.
“If in the 2007 year, when we became eligible for foreign trade, the volume of such services was $ 2 million, in 2013, it was increased to $ 46 million, and in 2014, despite the sanctions imposed against the group, million, ”he said.
According to Dzirkalna, the concern continues to work, “despite the sanctions”. Currently, Almaz-Antey executes 26 long-term contracts from 9 states totaling more than 300 million dollars. In addition, another 33 contract from 13 countries worth over 500 million dollars is being worked out.
“The first recipient of this system, also known under the designation C-300ВМ, became Venezuela. This year Egypt received the Antey-2500 anti-aircraft missile system. It is planned to put this system in a number of countries, ”Dzirkaln quotes. TASS.
He also noted that the military of Venezuela and Egypt highly appreciated the capabilities of the system.
In addition, the deputy director general said that the concern plans to open service centers for servicing C-300 and Tor-M1 air defense systems in China. According to him, earlier “Almaz-Antey” offered the Chinese military several options for upgrading “Tor-M1”.
“We also offered the Chinese side to create service centers for servicing these systems, providing them with Russian equipment and training Chinese personnel. (...) Russian teams of specialists will help the Chinese side to organize service maintenance of air defense systems within the proposed centers, ”he said.
According to Dzirkalna, the concern plans to increase the volume of services within the framework of independent foreign economic activity to 500 million dollars.
“If in the 2007 year, when we became eligible for foreign trade, the volume of such services was $ 2 million, in 2013, it was increased to $ 46 million, and in 2014, despite the sanctions imposed against the group, million, ”he said.
According to Dzirkalna, the concern continues to work, “despite the sanctions”. Currently, Almaz-Antey executes 26 long-term contracts from 9 states totaling more than 300 million dollars. In addition, another 33 contract from 13 countries worth over 500 million dollars is being worked out.
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