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Omsk hosts international military weapons and technologies exhibition RIA Novosti The 6th international exhibition of military equipment, technologies and weapons for ground forces, VTTV Omsk 2005, opens in Omsk, West Siberia, on Tuesday. It will also present civilian conversion products, such as science-driven technologies, new materials and high-capacity equipment. The Omsk exhibition is the world's largest military show with over 200 Russian and foreign participants, the region's main department for press, broadcasting and mass communications reported. The riding and firing qualities of the exhibits will be demonstrated at a testing ground in the region. This will be the most spectacular part of the event, the organizers say, and will be broadcast live by satellites to over 30 countries. The immobile exposition will take place in the new exhibition center Kaskad, in central Omsk. The area of the exposition is about 6,000 sq m. The zest of the event will be the Kosmos 3M light launch vehicle (made by the Omsk-based Polyot plant), which will be shown for the first time after modification. The vehicle, whose nose was broadened, has been dubbed "the dolphin". On the sidelines of the exhibition the 3rd International Technological Congress "Military Equipment, Weapons and Dual-Use Technologies" will take place. The organizers expect that the exhibition will be visited by some 100,000 people and about 40 foreign delegations, which will come with business purposes. "The experience of previous exhibitions has shown that regional exhibitions provide unique opportunities for a majority of our enterprises to fully demonstrate their products and capabilities," said Omsk region governor Leonid Polezhayev in the run-up to the opening of the show, which will be held on June 7-11. The exhibition is held once in two years. The first one was organized in 1996 and became one of the first such events in Russia. Patria to Take Part in Vehicle Bidding Process in the Czech Republic Patria Patria to Take Part in Vehicle Bidding Process in the Czech Republic Patria to Take Part in Vehicle Bidding Process in the Czech Republic (Source: Patria; dated June 2, web-posted June 3, 2005) Patria has received an RFQ for the rearmament of the Czech Armed Forces with new wheeled Armoured Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Patria now officially declares its intention to take part in the public tender process and capitalize on the efforts invested and local knowledge developed during its presence in the Czech Republic during the last three years. The procurement includes 199 vehicles and an option for 35 and its total value is approximately EUR 700 million. Patria offers the Czech Republic the Patria AMV 8x8 vehicle, the only fourth generation armoured wheeled vehicle now in serial production. Patria is an internationally operating Aerospace and Defence Group with significant positions in the Baltic region. Patria??™s key business areas are armoured wheeled vehicles, mortar systems, helicopters and aircraft, and life cycle support of these products. Patria delivers internationally competitive solutions to global markets based on its own specialist know-how and partnerships. Patria??™s owners are the Finnish State and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. |
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