KYIV. Aug 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Around 300 companies from 11 countries will exhibit own projects in the defense and security sector at the 14th international exhibition Arms and Security 2017 to he held in Kyiv on October 10 through October 13.
The organizing committee of the exhibition told Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday that along with Ukrainian companies, the United States, Turkey, Poland, Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Israel, China and the United Arab Emirates have already confirmed their participation in the Kyiv’s Arms and Security-2017. At the same time, Turkey, Poland and Pakistan plan to present national exhibits at the show.
Among the foreign exhibitors are Turkish Aselsan and Roketsan, U.S. Night Vision Devices, Chinese BACEI, French Rockwell Collins France and Ouvry, Polish PGZ and WB Electronics, Israeli Opgal Optronic Industries, Italian CMS Industries, German Rohde & Shwarz, Pakistani DEPO and UAE’s International Armored Group.
The defense enterprises of the public and private segments of the defense industry, including enterprises of the Ukroboronprom State Concern and the League of Defense Enterprises of Ukraine, as well as industry flagships well-known on the global market, including AvtoKrAZ, Kuznia na Rybalskom, TASKO Corporation, Arsenal and Pivdenne Design Bureau (Yuzhnoye) will present the capabilities of the Ukrainian defense industry complex at the Arms and Security 2017.
According to the organizing committee, the main focus of the exhibition reflects the challenges facing the Ukrainian defense industry in the conditions of long-term challenges of the country’s defense capability to ensure large-scale rearmament of the Armed Forces and the development of the Ukrainian defense market, the increase international military cooperation, the expansion of the presence of Ukrainian defense companies in the global arms market and the introduction of NATO standards in production of defense goods.
