Belarus Exhibits Its Armaments at Qatar's Show for the First Time

08.04.2010 11:57
Архив Редакция

In the capital of Qatar, the second international naval exhibition, DIMDEX-2010, took place, and the Republic of Belarus participated in it for the first time. The centerpiece of Beltechexport exhibition was given to Kosar and Skif missiles, shown to the Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

Belarusian-Ukrainian rocket complexes, Skif and Korsar, — firstly shown at this kind of event — originally, were created as portable anti-tank with Belarusian PN-C homing device, but then the developers realized that they can be used in marine environment.

These complexes can be installed on small patrol boats and ordinary warships. They are effective as in combating piracy, so to fulfill serious military tasks. Skif and Korsar have high fighting qualities, easy maintenance and fire control, and comparative cheapness.

Naval Exhibition in Qatar was attended by more than seven thousand visitors, including 91 VIPs, that is a fairly large number, considering, that these people are among those who take decision, informational portal of the Union of Belarus and Russia reports.

Closed Joint Stock Company Beltechexport was created on January 26, 1993, and became the first specialized company in the sphere of military-technical cooperation in Belarus. During all the period of company’s activity, military products — manufactured by enterprises of Belarusian military-industrial complex — form the significant part in total exports.

Later, the company set up research and production department, which develops and organizes the production of new models of weapons and military equipment.

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