Russian Expo Arms

T-90S main battle tank fires during the 2011 exhibit.
Exhibit rehearsal at Staratel test range on September 6, 2011, with T-90S main battle tank in the background

Russian Expo Arms (or Russia Arms Expo, abbreviated as RAE) is the international exhibition of arms, military equipment and ammunition that is regularly held in Nizhny Tagil, Russia since 1999.

According to organizers, the event is dedicated to "active innovative policy of the enterprises of the defense and industrial complex, adoption of advanced technology are guarantees of success of modernization and creation of samples of armament and military equipment, and perspective view of Armed Forces of Russia."[1]

The venue of the exhibit is the Staratel test range at Nizhny Tagil Institute of Metal Testing (NTIIM). The main exhibitor is the Nizhny Tagil-based Uralvagonzavod machinery plant. In recent years, the core products presented at the event are modifications of T-90, most advanced Russian series tank.

The 8th exhibit was held on September 8–11, 2011. Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, Sverdlovsk Oblast governor Alexander Misharin and many other top officials have to attended the event. About 300 Russian and international arms manufacturers have participated with around 2,500 products.[2]

  1. ^ "Нижнетагильский институт испытания металлов". www.ntiim.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09.
  2. ^ "Выставка Russian Expo Arms-2011 начала работу на Среднем Урале - Официальный сайт губернатора Свердловской области" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-09-08.