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‘International Navy & Technology Guide‘ NEWS SHORTLY № 04 (57), June 2021 EDITORIAL Special analytical export project 2 One of the best vessels of the United Industrial Publishing 2 Industrial Internet of ‘International Navy & Technology Guide’ is the special edition of the magazine Things ‘Russian Aviation & Military Guide’ 4 Trawler Kapitan Korotich Registered in the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information 4 Finance for 5G Technology and Mass Media (Roscomnadzor) 09.12.2015 PI № FS77-63977 Technology 6 The largest propeller

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8 New Regional Passenger Aircraft IL-114-300 The magazine ‘Russian Aviation & Military Guide’, made by the United Industrial 8 Klimov presents design of Publishing, is a winner of National prize ‘Golden Idea 2016’ FSMTC of Russia VK-1600V engine 10 Russian Assault Rifles The best maritime General director technologies Editor-in-chief 10 ‘Smart’ Target for Trainin Valeriy STOLNIKOV 10th International Maritime Defence Show – IMDS-2021, which is held from 23 to 27 June Chief editor’s deputy 2021 in St. Petersburg under the Russian Govern- Elena SOKOLOVA MAIN TOPICS ment decree № 1906-r of 19.07.2019, is defi- Commercial director 12 Military Technical nitely unique. Show is gathering in obviously the Oleg DEINEKO best innovations for Navy and different maritime Cooperation technologies for any tasks. Head of international projects Political and economic situation in the world Alexander STOLNIKOV ([email protected]) (conflicts, sanctions, threats of war and other) MARITIME makes nations once again reconsider their technol- Managers ogies possibilities. It has become already obvious Tatiana SOKOLOVA TECHNOLOGIES and undeniable that security is becoming increas- Natalia SHVETSOVA ingly important among the various values of civili- Andrey PARAMONOV 14 IMDS-2021 zation. Today, for any state, the ability to reliably Designed by 16 Made in Dolgoprudny and securely protect the territory, residents and Svetlana SELIVERSTOVA these values is a priority. 18 BK-10 assault boats One can predict raise of maritime market in There are materials from the information for Sub-Saharan Africa times like this. 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Taking published on a commercial basis part in IMDS-2021 Russia continues the policy of open partnership with other states. © ‘United Industrial Publishing’, 2021 32 Guides calendar 2021 Valeriy Stolnikov NEWS SHORTLY LARGEST VOLUME OF SALES One of the best vessels The radio-electronic complex of Rostec State Corporation increased its annual rev- Built at Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), the multipurpose rescue enue by 21% in 2020, up to 223 billion tug Beysug was nominated for the ’Best of 2020 Awards’ according to Baird Maritime. rubles. The share of civilian products in- creased to 27% and amounted to 60.3 bil- Baird Maritime is one of the world's lion rubles, which is 18% more than in 2019. leading maritime publications, The final indicators reflect the financial which has been running a competi- results of the Avtomatika concern, the tion for the title of Best Ship of the National Center for Informatization, and Year since 2012. the Ruselectronics Holding. In 2020, these structures implemented a number of The Project MPSV12 multipur- large-scale projects: the development of pose salvage tug Beysug is intend- the Unified State Healthcare System and ed for patrolling, searching and as- the Regional Medical Information System, sisting ships in distress, carrying out social facilities’ connection to IT infrastruc- rescue, ship repair and diving opera- ture, modernization of regional airfields, tions, towing vessels and much more. laying of trunk fiber-optic communication It has a unique deadweight of 1936 lines, and design and modernization of border checkpoints. tons / 440 tons with a draft of 4.50 m ’Recent experience shows that foreign ship- / 3.20 m for its size and ARC5 ice class. tugs, which was commissioned into Bakhtemir and Kalas – are already ments of electronic components, products Beysug is the third vessel in a se- the Marine Rescue Service. The first on sea rescue duty in the waters of and software can be terminated at any ries of four multifunctional salvage and second vessels of the series – the Russian Federation. time. That is why we are speeding up the creation of our own technologies and prod- ucts’, commented Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec. Industrial Internet of Things The largest volume of sales was made up of ‘Kupol’ data storage systems, workstations, The Avtomatika Concern of Rostec State Corporation has made a first demonstration of full- equipment for marking goods, fiscal stor- feature network system prototype on the concept of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The age devices, medical equipment, telecom next generation Zenator TI device series is designed for creating cybersecure communication equipment, crypto-bio-cabins and video- conference systems. In addition, in the past systems at critical infrastructure facilities. Project presentation took place at the Intelligence of year mass production of smart electricity Machines and Mechanisms International Forum in Sevastopol. meters and fire protection devices to mit- The system, designed by the Mashtab liability. Zenator TI's built-in software igate wiring faults were launched. research institute (part of Avtomatika allows to restrict operation only to au- Concern) consists of a router, a switch thorized modules, preventing the in- MSTA-S AND ORLAN-10E and a firewall. Each device is made stallation of any software backdoors. Rostec has demonstrated joint operation in a compact form factor for installa- Operating temperature ranges from of Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, mod- tion on DIN rails or telecommunica- -45 °С to +65 °С. The system works ernized for NATO-standard 155 mm cali- tion racks and can be used in wireless on a hardware platform produced in bre, and Orlan-10E reconnaissance drone networks. Zenator T can be used to Russia and meets the requirements to representatives of a foreign custom- control access to process equipment for telecommunication equipment er. During the demonstration, the artillery system created by Uraltransmash (subsid- of a facility, e.g. for restricting system of Russian origin,’ said the General iary of UralVagonZavod under Rostec State access only to authorized employees. Director of the Avtomatika Concern gy. Traffic switching and routing solu- Corporation) fired at a maximum range of ’This is a unique product for the Andrey Motorko. tions allow to create reliable fault-tol- 40 kilometers and showed excellent coordi- Russian market. These devices can be The solution is suitable for cre- erant network segments using mod- nation capabilities with the UAV. The dem- connected to two independent pow- ating firewalls matching the NGFW ern packet processing technologies. onstration took place at the Staratel train- er supplies, which increases their re- (Next Generation FireWall) technolo- The Intellect of Machines ing ground in the city of Nizhny Tagil. and Mechanisms International ’The combat capabilities of the modern- Industrial Forum was held in ized 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2S19M1-155 were demonstrated to a for- Sevastopol from May 30 to June eign customer. It fired at a maximum dis- 1. The event was organized by the tance of 40 km with laying recovery in au- Ministry of Industry and Trade of tomatic mode. Msta-S has also shown ex- the Russian Federation, Russian cellent results when used in coordination Foundation for Advanced Research with a control system and Orlan-10E UAV, Projects and the Government of reported the Rostec armaments cluster. Sevastopol. The event aims to be- In this mode, Orlan-10E can transfer tar- come the main platform for demon- get coordinates to the control system, which calculates the proper firing arc and stration, discussion and implemen- sends the data to the crew of the self-pro- tation of the most advanced Russian pelled howitzer. radio and electronic technologies.

2 International Navy & Technology Guide NEWS SHORTLY METALLURGICAL EXPORT Trawler Kapitan Korotich Motovilikha – Civil Engineering LLC (part of PJSC Molovilikha Plants, managed by RT- Russian shipyard Severnaya Verf (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has laid the keel Capital of Rostec State Coproration) has after of the Project 170701 factory trawler Kapitan Korotich. a 5-year standstill resumed export deliveries of metallurgical products, used in the produc- Trawler Kapitan Korotich is designed tion of agricultural and household applianc- for fishing and fish processing in es, to Germany. the Far East basin that encompasses The company has signed four contracts with the Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea and leading metal companies (distributors of the northern Pacific. The processor products, including metalworking services) for the supply of metallurgical forging prod- trawler will target herring, pollock ucts from five grades of steel, including al- and other commercial species. loy steel. Under the terms of the contract, the The trawler has a design length company will ship over 700 tons of steel by the of 81.6 m, a beam of 16 m and a dis- end of the year. placement of 5500 tons. Its main en- ’Rostec State Corporation is currently carry- gine delivering 6200 kW will enable The trawler can be equipped with will minimize the time between fish are ing out a comprehensive anti-crisis program the vessel to sail at up to 15.5 knots. bottom and pelagic trawls. Its total max- caught and the finished product is man- with the Motovilikha Plants group of compa- nies. These measures are aimed at improving The trawler has ice class 2 notation imum fishing capacity is estimated at ufactured and reduce processing waste production efficiency, development of new and can operate in ice up to 0.5 m 230 tons of fish per day, the freezing ca- to almost zero. The product line will in- types of products, providing the civil and mili- thick. It will have a crew of about 70 – pacity is 100 tons per day. A multifunc- clude cut frozen fish, fish fillets, pollock tary production sectors with additional orders, 80 people. tional fish factory installed on trawlers roe and liver, minced fish and flour. restructuring of the production site, as well as possible cooperation with other Russian in- dustrial enterprises. The program has enabled the civilian production division of Motovilikha Finance for 5G Technology to actively expand the geography of export deliveries of metallurgical products to non- Novikombank will start attracting and structuring syndicated loans for a project to create fifth- CIS countries. Today, exports to Europe ac- generation (5G) mobile communication equipment in Russia. This will allow attracting long- count for about 20% of the total share of sales term loans and make flexible adjustments to the specific needs of the project. The corresponding abroad. This is already at least twice as high as last year's figure. The new contracts will help agreement was signed during SPIEF-2021, indicating a total funding of 21.463 bln rubles. the company to make production more profit- ties for 5G/IMT-2020 communication able and, depending on demand, expand the networks, of which 21.463 billion ru- range of high-tech steel grades in the overall portfolio of products supplied to Europe,’ said bles will be allocated to Rostec State Kirill Fedorov, General Director of RT-Capital. Corporation from the federal budget The supplied steel grades are mainly used for in the form of a subsidy. Novikombank manufacturing machine parts, tractors and will act as the organizer of the off- various household appliances. In Germany, budget financing. steel billets undergo mechanical processing ’Novikombank will participate in and are then delivered to end users, which are this nationally important strategic some of the largest machine-building plants project to create infrastructure for 5G in the country. Steel produced by Motovilikha has success- According to the agreement, Rostec is bringing together Russian mobile networks. The development fully passed the tests for compliance with Novikombank will raise funds in a syn- companies that have the appropriate of this technology should lead to a the quality requirements for chemical com- dicated loan portfolio to create equip- experience and competencies. telecommunications breakthrough, position and specifications, including poten- ment and core networks, as well as ’The syndicated funding will allow an explosive growth of digital tech- tial range of applications and Euronorm re- start outlining serial production for an us to provide stable extra-budgetary nologies and products. The bank acts quirements. integrated 5G development roadmap. financing to the project. It will open as an organizer of financing, which ’One of the priority tasks of Motovilikha – Civil The agreement was signed by Special up an opportunity to develop and ac- means that all available mechanisms Engineering LLC is to boost export revenue to Project Officer of Rostec and Co- quire all necessary technologies, both and instruments will be focused and 1 billion rubles by the end of the year by ex- panding the range of supplies both to the CIS chairman of the Architectural Council from Russia and abroad, as well as integrated into the development proj- countries such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, for the Development of 5G in Russia execute all necessary transactions in ect, taking its specifics into account. Belarus, Kazakhstan, as well as other coun- Vasily Brovko and the Chairman of time. It will also provide us with com- We have developed a unique project tries like Germany, Finland and Bulgaria. We the Novikombank Management Board fortable financial conditions for both approach that allows to launch proj- focus on the supply of both oil industry equip- Elena Georgieva. construction and modernization of ects on a national scale in the short- ment such as sucker rods and drill pipes, and Rostec will direct the received production facilities,’ said the Special est possible time frame,’ comment- also develop the supply of various types of funds to a comprehensive project for Project Officer of Rostec Vasily Brovko. ed the Chairman of the Novikombank metallurgical products. New export contracts will allow us to significantly fill our production developing high-tech telecommunica- According to the project road- Management Board, Curator of capacity with orders and increase revenue by tions products for 5G/IMT-2020 com- map for 2024, total of 42.926 billion the Voronezh branch of Russian at least 10%,’ said the head of Motovilikha – munication networks and lay down its rubles will be required for develop- Engineering Union (SoyuzMash) Elena Civil Engineering Sergey Dyadkin. serial production in Russia. To this end, ing the necessary production capaci- Georgieva.

4 International Navy & Technology Guide NEWS SHORTLY WORLD MARKET The largest propeller FOR HELICOPTER Russian share in the world market for heli- Baltic Shipyard (part of USC) has cast the first one-piece propeller for Project MR-50 product copter engines ranges between 10 to 12 per- tankers. In total, Baltic Shipyard will manufacture four all-cast bronze propellers with a cent. This was reported to TASS by the Deputy diameter of 6.8 m for three Russian-built MR class product tankers. The propellers were General Director – General Designer of the designed by Baltic Shipyard for ice class 1B conditions to ensure safe year-round navigation, United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the including in the ice conditions of the Baltic Sea. Rostec State Corporation), Yuri Shmotin. ’Today UEC is represented on the global heli- Three 25-ton and two 10-ton melt- copter engine market by two types of motors: ing furnaces were used for producing TV3-117/VK-2500 and TV7-117V. The corpora- liquid metal. In the course of melt- tion's market share in 2019-2020 amounted to ing, the chemical composition and the around 10 to 12 percent’, said Shmotin. gas content of the metal were con- He predicts a gradual rise in the corpora- tion's share in the global market. ’By 2035, it trolled. After melting, the metal from is planned to increase the market share to 18- the furnaces was poured into 25- and 20%. The main driver for growth will be the 17-ton ladles and then successively in- launch of VK-650V and 1600V engines, as well to the casting mold through a special as the adaptation of the entire model range bowl. The metal melting process took of Russian helicopter engines to foreign plat- about 8 hours. The as-cast weight of forms in the UEC's traditional sales markets, the propeller is 38 tons and, after cut- Southeast Asia’, added the General Designer. ting off the risers, runners and com- As noted by Shmotin, the share of helicopter plete machining of the casting, it will engines in the UEC revenue structure is about 6-9%. ’Considering that 95% of the fleet used be approximately 23 tons. The pro- a full production cycle, which includes terprise in Russia that manufactures by the state aviation consists of helicopters duction time for such a propeller is design, production of pattern equip- all-cast propellers with a diameter of with engines that were produced in Ukraine about a year. ment and castings, machining and more than 6 meters. To date, this is until 2015, revenue is not considered as main Baltic Shipyard has vast experi- static balancing of the finished prod- the largest one-piece-cast propeller indicator for UEC. The state's defense capabil- ence in manufacturing propellers with uct. Baltic Shipyard is the only en- ever made here. ity and maintaining the export potential of Russian helicopter technology in the interna- tional market is a higher priority’ he empha- sized. UEC is the sole Russian manufacturer of engines for light and medium helicopters. Protection From High-Precision Weapons Rostec’s Central Scientific-Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering СAMERA FOR NAVY (TsNIITochMash) created new ammunition for protecting armored vehicles from high- The SWIR camera can be used around the precision weapons. When a threat arises, the protective ammunition is fired in the clock at low light levels and in the most chal- dangerous direction and creates aerosol and dipole chaff that make an enemy’s high- lenging climatic scenarios. The camera’s case precision weapon guidance system ’blind’. The development will increase safety of armored is completely sealed and protects against damage, dust and water. The camera’s range vehicles on the battlefield. from 0.9 to 1.7 microns allows to see camou- flage coatings and detect camouflaged ob- The new protective ammunition has jects. In addition, it is able to locate laser the caliber of 76 mm and weighs 2.8 sources and thermal flashes such as shots, vol- kg. Its main feature is the density of leys and signals. The product developer is the combined curtain protecting from Research and Production Association ’Orion’. weapons with laser, optical, heat and ’Our camera is of interest to the Russian armed radio guidance system, which is 1.5 forces, since its broad scope of application in- times higher compared to analogs. cludes security and control of situations on ’The ammunition can be used as land as well as assistance in sea navigation. Participation in the development of an 18-day part of defensive weapons with ex- expedition to the Novaya Zemlya archipelago isting and future armored vehicles in the Arctic Ocean made it possible to fully as- in any climate. For the first time the sess its advantages, including in detecting and product will be shown to the mili- identifying objects in difficult meteorological tary at the forum Army-2021, and conditions’, said Pavel Abramov, acting direc- state tests are to finish this year. The tor general of ’Orion’. During the Arctic expedi- use of the new ammunition together tion, representatives of the Russian Navy test- with modern radioelectronic weap- representatives of Rostec’s weapons The enterprise has created means of ed a number of special-purpose Shvabe devel- opments, as well as the PO 3-12x50 ’Zenith’ ci- ons will increase safety of armored cluster said. protection for PRP-4A Argus artillery vilian sight made by Krasnogorsky Zavod. The vehicles on the battlefield. We are TsNIITochMash has developed reconnaissance vehicle, Uragan-1M high-performance characteristics of the device convinced that the new product will several generations of means of pro- multiple rocket launcher system, and guarantee its use in polar conditions. be sought after on export markets,’ tection from high-precision weapons. other military vehicles.

6 International Navy & Technology Guide NEWS SHORTLY PRELIMINARY TESTS New Regional Passenger Aircraft IL-114-300 The ‘Lotos’ self-propelled artillery gun de- veloped by the Central Scientific Research On December 16th, 2020, a new regional passenger turboprop aircraft Il-114-300 made its Institute of Precision Engineering maiden flight at the Zhukovsky airfield. Aircraft developer is Aviation Complex named after (TsNIItochmash) is undergoing preliminary S.V. Ilyushin (the main enterprise of the Transport Aviation Division of UAC (United Aircraft tests. The combat vehicle for airborne forc- es will travel over 600km, fire 300 rounds Corporation) within the Rostec State Corporation). and overcome various types of obstacles. The flight was performed by an ex- The pre-test program includes over 80 items perienced crew consisting of PJSC ‘IL’ making it possible to determine and evaluate Chief Pilot, 1st Class Test Pilot, Hero of the tactical, technical and operational char- Russia Nikolai Kuimov, 1st Class Test acteristics of a prototype 120-mm gun and to develop recommendations for conducting Pilot Dmitry Komarov, and 1st Class state tests. ‘Lotos will demonstrate its work Flight Test Engineer Oleg Gryazev. in motion, afloat and while landing. Of the During the flight, the flight crew 600km test route, 50% will be on dirt roads, checked power plant operation modes, 30% on cobblestone and gravel roads, and aircraft stability and controllability, as 10% will be off-road. The tests will make it well as the operation of its systems. possible, among other things, to evaluate the capabilities of the self-propelled gun to over- ‘The first flight of the IL-114-300 come various obstacles’, said Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial director of Rostec. During the firing is the result of the excellent work tests, checks will be made of the maximum of tens of thousands of people – re- and minimum range and accuracy of fire on searchers, engineers, specialists – the ground, accuracy of direct fire, and rate of working in the design bureau and fire with various types of ammunition. ‘Lotos’ at the plants of the United Aircraft has a mass of no more than 18 tons, maxi- Corporation, at the enterprises of our mum speed – 70 km/h, engine power – 450 suppliers and partners. The devel- hp, cruising range – not less than 500 km. The opment of the new regional turbo- combat crew consists of four people. Rate of fire is 6-8 rounds per minute. The firing range prop aircraft opens up new prospects is up to 13 km. for the Russian civil aircraft industry,’ said Yury Slyusar, General Director of United Aircraft Corporation. SPRUT-SDM1 IN SUBTROPICS AREA The Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank for airborne troops, created by the Volgograd Klimov presents design of VK-1600V engine Tractor Plant (VgTZ) and Kurganmashzavod, which are part of the High-Precision Weapons The JSC Klimov Company of the United Engine Corporation has presented the design of the new holding of Rostec State Corporation, have suc- VK-1600V engine for Ka-62 helicopters. The engine design was presented to a committee which cessfully passed state tests. During the check, the military equipment demonstrated high confirmed that the submitted VK-1600V meets the requirements for engine airworthiness and navigability in the Black Sea and proved its environmental protection. reliability afloat. Tests have confirmed that the machine is capable of overcoming water Consideration of the new engine by engine. It is noteworthy that in diffi- The VK-1600V engine in the obstacles without preparation when the sea the committee is an important stage cult conditions of restrictions we ful- 1300-1800 hp power class was de- rough, to fire afloat and easily mount an un- of development ahead of planning fill all obligations and comply with all signed for the Russian-made Ka-62 prepared shore. ‘Given its purpose, this ma- the certification tests. The proto- deadlines. The project has been ap- helicopter. At the beginning of 2021, chine must meet very serious requirements. type commission also green-lighted proved by the aviation authorities and it is planned to transfer a demon- During state tests, the light tank underwent the automatic regulation and control further serious work lies ahead,’ said stration engine for benchmarking extreme checks at sea, in central Russia and the subtropics, where the air temperature unit for the VK-1600V – the BARK- Dmitry Yurchenko, Program Director – tests. Certification of the VK-1600V reached +40 degrees Celsius. All tests were 15V, developed at JSC Klimov. Chief Designer of JSC Klimov. is scheduled for 2023. passed successfully. Low temperature tests The task of the commission was are scheduled for early 2021. Sprut-SDM1 is to review the design of the products primarily intended for Russian paratroopers. to determine the scope and meth- It can be expected that the capabilities shown ods of carrying out certification work by Sprut will interest foreign customers as and testing in accordance with the well’, said Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial direc- current regulatory documents. The tor of the armaments complex of Rostec State Corporation. Each stage of inspections in dif- engine model was presented in the ferent conditions also provides for shooting form of an electronic 3D model. tests which allow to start serial production of ‘We have passed an important the machines. stage in the process of creating a new

8 International Navy & Technology Guide NEWS SHORTLY PISTOL ASPID RG120 Russian Assault Rifles AND RG120-1 Rosoboronexport company of the Rostec State Corporation will supply modernized compact 9 The Central Scientific Research Institute of Precise Mechanical Engineering of the State mm SR.3M assault rifles to a foreign partner. The weapon is developed at the Central Scientific Corporation Rostec will hand over the 9x19 and Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH) of Rostec State RG120 Aspid sports self-loading pistol and Corporation. It comes equipped with a removable silencer, an optical sight and is intended for its RG120-1 modification for approbation to arming special forces. law enforcement agencies and shooting clubs. The feedback received will help to refine the The modernized version SR.3M is weapon and successfully pass the tests. designed with a barrel length of on- The approbation stage is necessary to fa- ly 136 mm for special SP5 and SP6 miliarize potential consumers with the 9x39 mm cartridges with muzzle combat, ergonomic and operational char- velocity of 310 m/s. This makes the acteristics of the pistol. It precedes the pre- liminary and acceptance testing of sport- weapon compact and convenient in ing weapons. short distance combat, e.g. in dense ‘Aspid recently passed certification and con- urban areas. firmed its compliance with all regulatory ’The main feature of the assault requirements. Now we can transfer sam- rifle is its removable silencer, which ples of the pistol to professional shooters – allows transforming an assault rifle to the clubs of the Federation of Practical for short-range combat into a full- Shooting and a number of law enforce- fledged sniper rifle in the field, ca- ment agencies. The comments received pable of effectively hitting targets at will be included in the design documen- tation to refine the weapon. By the stage distances of over 300 meters. The re- of preliminary tests, The Central Scientific liability and ease-of-use of the weap- Research Institute of Precise Mechanical on, as well as the ability to install supply contract for the SR.3M assault gage targets protected with per- Engineering will assemble pistols, where special equipment such as night and rifles with a foreign partner,’ report- sonal body armor, as well as non- all reviews will already be taken into ac- sniper sights, make our weapons fa- ed the Rostec Weapons cluster. armored vehicles. Weight of the as- count,’ said Bekkhan Ozdoev, industrial di- mous and popular all over the world. The modernized compact as- sault rifle with a silencer and a mag- rector of the weapons complex of Rostec Rosoboronexport has signed a new sault rifle SR.3M is designed to en- azine for 30 rounds is 3.2 kg. State Corporation. ‘Aspid’ is included in the famous ‘snake’ line of pistols along with the ‘Udav’ (Boa) and ‘Poloz’ (Whipsnake). It can be used in com- petition in three practical shooting classes: ‘Smart’ Target for Trainin ‘standard’, ‘lightweight’ and ‘serial’. The pis- Techmash Concern, part of Rostec State Corporation, has created an acoustic non-contact target tol for the ‘standard’ class (RG120 modifi- complex that analyzes the velocity and coordinates of a bullet or projectile flight and transmits cation) is equipped with a magazine for 22 cartridges, for the ‘serial’ and ‘lightweight’ data on hits and deviations to a computer screen. The development increases the effectiveness (RG120-1 modification) – for 18 cartridges. of shooting training and the accuracy of firing adjustment. At the same time, the lightweight ‘Aspid’ re- The complex is designed for firing ceived mounts for a collimator sight, and the serial one is equipped with a Picatinny rail – small arms with 5.45 to 12.7 mm a rail adaptor system for sights and addition- caliber, as well as shells of 30 mm al equipment. caliber. The installation records the Modifications RG120 and RG120-1 also dif- results of firing at a rate of up to fer in that the RG120-1 does not have ex- 200 shots per second. When shoot- ternal mechanical safeties, all safeties are ing in bursts, the average hit point internal, automatic. This allows you to in- is calculated. stantly get the weapon out of the holster, ‘This new target technology has without fear of catching on something pro- truding parts. The saved fractions of sec- no analogues in Russia. Unlike ex- onds can improve the result of the athlete. isting designs, it supports wire- All modifications will receive special over- less communication between sen- lays on the pistol grip, which will allow the sors and the operator at a distance weapon to be adjusted to the individual of a kilometer. Its characteristics shooter’s grip. Depending on the configu- make it possible to obtain infor- ration, the weight of a pistol with an empty mation about shots’ effectiveness magazine will be from 800 to 1100 grams. practically instantly and adjust will undoubtedly be of interest to this will increase the convenience of The warranty life of the pistol is at least 25 thousand rounds, and the magazine’s is at fire, focusing on the equipment the military and athletes’, Rostec transportation and the speed of in- least 7 thousand rounds. The weapon can data. Thus, the complex increas- Weapons division stated. stallation and will also allow the in- be operated at temperatures from minus es the convenience and efficien- In the future, it is planned to novation to be used in various fields 30 to plus 50 degrees. cy of training. Such opportunities make the complex more mobile – and climatic conditions.

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is going according to plan – that’s the plan we adopted in 2020. Most importantly, we have kept with last year’s figures. The total amount of our projects exceeds 15 billion, or 102 per- cent of the target. We have secured a portfolio of contracts, which is vital, exceeding $50 billion. This is one of the main indicators that give us confi- dence in the future, for defence com- panies as well as the entire military technical cooperation system. The military technical cooperation system has been naturally affected by the pandemic. This includes our relations with our partners: our rela- tions, our contacts have shrunk due to objective circumstances. Our mar- keting activities have been severely affected. For example, almost all international exhibitions were closed. One exception was our Army 2020 forum in Kubinka. That was the only major international event actually held last year. ‘Today we are moving forward confidently. And the most It is very important to note that we still have contacts with certain important thing is, we are talking multibillion-dollar regions, primarily our partners from supplies, even today. I am primarily referring to our top- Asia and Africa. We maintain relations with more than 100 states, and we notch equipment for the air force and air defence, of have supplied our equipment to 51 course – these enjoy the greatest demand.’ MILITARY countries. Dmitry Shugayev, That is, today, Mr President, we are moving forward confidently. And Director of the Federal Service the most important thing is, we are talking multibillion-dollar supplies, for Military Technical Cooperation TECHNICAL even today. I am primarily referring to our top-notch equipment for the air force and air defence, of course – these enjoy the greatest demand. Still, we should not disregard our COOPERATION ground-force and naval equipment, June, 7 in the Kremlin, Moscow President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with of course – this equipment is also Director of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev. in demand. Admittedly, we have to operate in a tough competitive ladimir Putin said: ‘Mr environment, and under very, very Shugayev, we discuss mili- ‘It is very important to note that we still have difficult conditions. Moreover, our tary technical cooperation competitors, despite the overall diffi- contacts with certain regions, primarily our V on a regular basis. We have cult situation, keep stepping up influ- created a special agency partners from Asia and Africa. We maintain ence on our partners. to help promote our equipment on In this sense, we are facing unprec- international markets. Still, I would relations with more than 100 states, edented pressure and we can see like to hear your assessments of how and we have supplied our equipment that our partners are under very, very this work has been progressing in the strong pressure. But we are taking first months of this year compared to 51 countries.’ into account the interests of our old to 2020.’ Dmitry Shugayev, partners and, of course, we are striv- After this Dmitry Shugayev in his ing to establish good relations with speech spoke to Vladimir Putin about Director of the Federal Service new ones, to meet them halfway. key topics of military technical coop- for Military Technical Cooperation Military technical cooperation seems eration: ‘Mr President, everything to love silence sometimes.’ /IN&TG/

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tronic components, information technologies, as well as companies ’For Rosoboronexport, the International Maritime Defence with consulting, financial and insur- Show, MAKS and ARMY are an important marketing tool. We ance services. invite to them the maximum number of foreign delegations, The exposition of IMDS-2021 in Pavilion 2 (G) of the EXPOFORUM which have a perfect opportunity to satisfy the needs of their Convention and Exhibition Complex defence and law-enforcement agencies in the sophisticated is occupying over 13000 sq m. More Russian materiel, to receive as much detailed consultations than 300 exhibitors of IMDS-2021 are registered, including many foreign as possible, related to the distinctive technical features of the companies. weapons, as well as to the modalities and particularities of The exposition of IMDS-2021 in their combat use.’ Pavilion 2 (G) of the EXPOFORUM Alexander Mikheev, Convention and Exhibition Complex is occupying over 13000 sq m. More Director General of Rosoboronexport than 300 exhibitors of IMDS-2021 are registered, including many foreign · ST. PETERSBURG diesel-electric · NAKHIMOVETS special purpose companies. submarine project 677; boat project 21980; Among exhibitors we see the best · KRASNODAR large diesel-electric · tugboat project 02790 MB-96; maritime plants and enterprises, such submarine project 636; · border patrol boat project 12200, as: United Shipbuilding Corporation, · ADMIRAL KASATONOV frigate code Sobol; Marine Instrumentation Corporation project 22350; · border patrol boat project 12150, JSC, Rosoboronexport JSC, Avrora · SOOBRAZITELNY corvette project code Mangust; Concern, Oceanpribor Concern 20380; · border air-cushion patrol boat JSC, Krylov State Research Centre, · ZELENY DOL small missile ship project A25, code Parus. Shipbuilding & Shiprepair Technology project 21631; The business program of IMDS- Center, ALMAZ Shipbuilding Company, · VASILY BYKOV patrol ship project 2021 includes more than 20 congress Far Eastern Shipbuilding & Ship 22160; and business events, including four Repair Center, Ak Bars Shipbuilding · ODINTSOVO small rocket ship scientific conferences: Corporation, Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant, project 22800; · 11th International Conference on IMDS-2021 Tactical Missiles Corporation, Almaz- · Patrol boat project 03160 P-461; Navy and Shipbuilding Nowadays Antey Corporation, Prometey Central · VLADIMIR YEMELYANOV antimine 2021; th Research Institute, Promsvyazbank ship project 12700; · 21st International Conference 10 International Maritime Defence Show JSC, ORION OOO, BrahMos Aerospace · EVGENIY GNITSEVICH large hydro- MORINTECH-PRACTIC on (New Delhi), Kirov Engineering Plant graphic boat project 19920; Information technologies in ship- The Tenth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2021) are held in St. Petersburg under the (Republic of Kazakhstan), Display · EVGENIY KOCHESHKOV small building-2021; Russian Government decree № 1906-r of 19.07.2019. The Organizer of IMDS-2021 is the Ministry Design Bureau JSC (Republic of air-cushion landing ship project · PLM-FORUM-2021 on Shipbuilding of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The Exhibition Operator is Morskoy salon LLC. The Belarus) etc. 12322; product lifecycle management. Show is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, the Ministry The demonstration part of the · MICHMAN LERMONTOV air-cush- Information support; of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, exhibition presents ships and boats ion landing boat project 21820; · 6th International Conference on the Government of St. Petersburg and Rosoboronexport JSC. The Organizing Committee on belonging to the Russian Federation · ALEXEY BARINOV high-speed Simulation and complex model- preparation and holding of IMDS-2021 is headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Navy, the Border Guard of the Russian air-cushion landing boat project ing in marine engineering and Federation Yury Borisov. Federal Security Service, including: 11770 D-1441; transporting systems. /IN&TG/ he International Maritime shipbuilding, armaments and weap- Defence Show (IMDS) has ons, combat direction systems, navi- been held since 2003 in the gation, communication and control, T territory of the Lenexpo marine power plants, naval aviation, Exhibition Complex location and fleet supply infrastruc- (Harbour, Vasilievsky Island) in Saint ture, new materials and promising Petersburg. The exhibition operator technologies. The IMDS-2021 expo- is Morskoy Salon Co. Ltd. In 2021, the sition is located on the territory of exhibition will be held for the jubilee the EXPOFORUM Convention and tenth time. Exhibition Centre. Display of ships, IMDS-2021 is present models boats and vessels is planned at the of naval armaments, weapons and berths of the seaport – Passenger maritime assets as well as technolo- Port of St. Petersburg (Marine Facade). gies based on the latest develop- Considerable exposition space ments of the leading national and is occupied by marine engineering foreign companies. The Exhibit pro- enterprises, companies supplying file includes: naval and commercial marine accessory equipment, elec-

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the present time SAMs have to meet an all At the present time SAMs have to meet an PSC 'Dolgoprudny Research Production Enterprise' aspect requirement, set all aspect requirement, set in the past few decades. 1 Sobina sq., Dolgoprudny, 141700, Moscow region, Russia At in the past few decades. In other words they are to repulse massed attacks of Phone: +7 (495) 408-34-22, fax: +7 (495) 408-44-22 In other words they are to repulse massed attacks of hostile hostile air attack weapon of various types (from E-mail: [email protected] air attack weapon of various types sea-skimming anti-ship missiles to maneuvering www.dnpp.biz (from sea-skimming anti-ship mis- high-accuracy weapon). All this requirements are siles to maneuvering high-accuracy realized in the 3C90Э.1 launcher and in the 9M317MЭ weapon). All this requirements are realized in the 3C90Э.1 launcher SAM, their use in ADMS Shtil-1 ensures sufficient and in the 9M317MЭ SAM, their use multi-channel capabilities, firepower, reaction time, in ADMS Shtil-1 ensures sufficient rate of fire and efficiency. multi-channel capabilities, firepower, MADE IN DOLGOPRUDNY reaction time, rate of fire and effi- ciency. and target conditions. The SAM is The missile features are: a con- Responding to treats and challenges The missile of ADMS Shtil-1 is fitted with advanced time-tested stant launch readiness, which launched vertically from the trans- combat equipment that has proved ensures a minimal reaction time porter-launcher container (TLC) its efficiency as a part of previous- and a maximum rate of ADMS; Alexandr Bulashevich, of the modular cell-type launch- generation missile. The fact that the best combination of inertial er (SAMs ready to be fired). Thus, the SAM is stored inside its TLC con- guidance and semi-active hom- Director General Adviser of State Defense Order the new ADMS is well adapted for siderably improves its performance ing; high speed of flight; high kill and Military Technical Cooperation of PSC Dolgoprudny air attack weapon, high rates of characteristics. probability against a wide range Research Production Enterprise fire, confined space aboard a ship, The 9M317МЭ multifunctional of air attack weapon within a con- and has much higher firepower SAM is based on cutting-edge siderable envelope of altitude and as compared with ADMS Kashmir trends and classic traditions of the range. Tactical and technical char- It has been almost 30 years since the first air defense ship-borne medium range missile systems and ADMS Shtil with SAM of slant international missile engineering. It acteristics of SAM assure its effec- Kashmir-Shtil, firing 9M38(M1E) slant-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) entered service with launch, that allows adapting it to has passed a series of ground and tive implementation against all a number of foreign navies. In the following years the needs of foreign customers were satisfied both the external including jamming flight tests. type aircraft, helicopters, including through supplying, upgrading and extending service lives of SAMs under current production and hovering ones, cruise missiles at developing new advanced SAMs. The air defense missile system (ADMS) Shtil has been modified within The missile features are: a constant launch readiness, very low altitude and elements of the same period of time to fire 9M317Э SAMs, developed by PSC Dolgoprudny Research Production which ensures a minimal reaction time and a high-accuracy weapon. The SAM is delivered in the Enterprise, instead of 9M38 and 9M38M1Э missiles. maximum rate of ADMS; the best combination of launch-ready state, does not require inertial guidance and semi-active homing; high any onboard equipment checks speed of flight; high kill probability against a wide throughout the specified service life range of air attack weapon within a considerable and is repairable. The 9M317MЭ SAM boasts a envelope of altitude and range. Tactical and high cost-efficiency ratio among technical characteristics of SAM assure its effective medium-range surface-to-air mis- implementation against all type aircraft, helicopters, siles. The ADMS Shtil, firing 9M317MЭ including hovering ones, cruise missiles at very low missiles, ensures air defense of the ship and enables it to discharge its altitude and elements of high-accuracy weapon. combat tasks. /IN&TG/

SAM basic specifications 9М38М1Э 9М317Э 9М317МЭ Range of fire, max/min, km 25/3,5 32/3,5 50*/3,5 Target altitude envelope max/min, km/m 15/10 15/5 25/5 SAM maximum/avarige speed, m/s 1060 1230/794 1550/950 Maximum flight time, s 57,5 65 70 Maximum overload 19 24 30 Launch weight, kg 690 715 598 SAM length , m 5,55 5,55 5,082 SAM diameter, m 0,4 0,4 0,36 slant launch to set for- slant launch to set for- vertical Launch technique ward point ward point catapult launch *The works for extending range of fire up to 70 km are in progress.

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Powered by two high performance outboard gasoline engines, the BK-10 can reach speeds of up to 40 knots. With its large-capacity fuel tanks, the boat has a cruising range of up to 400 miles without refueling. It can carry up to 10 troopers and is equipped with a metal bow platform or ramp to facilitate landing on an unimproved shore. The boat provides comfortable accommodations for the troopers and the crew: it is fitted with high-performance shock-absorbing saddle-shaped seats which can be easily and quickly dismantled if required.

port to forces ashore, fighting piracy windshield. Armored plates can be and terrorism, rendering assistance installed around the perimeter of the to those in distress. It features high troop compartment to protect the speed performance and long opera- soldiers. Strong engine protection tional range. bars are installed. Powered by two high perfor- In addition, the boat has high mance outboard gasoline engines, firepower – up to four 7.62-12.7 mm the BK-10 can reach speeds of up to machine guns, which significantly 40 knots. With its large-capacity fuel expands its mission area in its class. tanks, the boat has a cruising range The BK-10 may be carried by all of up to 400 miles without refuel- means of transport (road, rail, air, BK-10 ASSAULT BOATS ing. It can carry up to 10 troopers river and sea) and used as a water- and is equipped with a metal bow borne platform. platform or ramp to facilitate landing ‘The BK-10 surpasses all its closest on an unimproved shore. The boat competitors on the world market in FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA provides comfortable accommoda- terms of range, troop capacity and tions for the troopers and the crew: firepower. In turn, the relative sim- Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has begun to carry out its first export it is fitted with high-performance plicity of the construction technol- contract recently signed with a foreign customer from Sub-Saharan Africa for the supply of Project shock-absorbing saddle-shaped ogy enables Rosoboronexport to offer 02450 fast assault boats BK-10 designed and manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern, a Rostec's seats which can be easily and quickly its partners the boat both as a final member. dismantled if required. product and for licensed construction The BK-10 has an armored at the customer's national shipyards,’ he contract signed by wheelhouse and a bullet-resistant Alexander Mikheev added. /IN&TG/ Rosoboronexport was the first document for the sup- ‘T ply of Russian-made final naval products to Sub- Saharan Africa in the last 20 years. This is an undoubted success in fos- tering military-technical cooperation with the countries of the region that is strategically important for Russia. We have been working long and pur- posefully to develop relations with them and expand our African foot- print, which now covers almost the entire continent. The Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum, held in Sochi in October 2019, gave a strong impetus to the growth of our coop- eration and its transition to a new quality level,’ said Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport. The Project 02450 fast assault boat BK-10 is intended for transporting personnel, landing troops on unim- proved shores, providing fire sup-

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kinetic energy released by the power- targets located in different directions. the scientists and engineers of India ful weapon can completely decimate During a number of flight tests con- and Russia who modified the original high-value enemy targets within a ducted from India’s surface combat anti-ship BRAHMOS configuration so very short time. It has also established ships, the formidable weapon has as to integrate onto the Sukhoi-30 its ‘salvo’ launch capability wherein proved its deadly prowess to straight- air combat platform. After validating more than one BRAHMOS can be fired away bang on a target with pin-point its capability to engage naval targets in quick succession in one or different accuracy, and completely obliterated from large, stand-off ranges in day directions to knock down single or it in few seconds. & night and all-weather conditions, multiple enemy targets and positions. The most recent successful test the formidable BRAHMOS-ALCM (air- According to Dr. Sudhir K Mishra, firings involving BRAHMOS anti-ship launched cruise missile) subsequently Director General BrahMos, DRDO, and configuration were conducted by proved its power to accurately engage CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace: the Indian Navy from two of its large and neutralise strategic land target ’BRAHMOS is a well-proven weapon missile destroyers off India’s western during a successful test launch mis- having no parallels in the world. We and eastern sea coasts on October sion conducted by the IAF from India’s are proud that we have developed 18, 2020 and December 1, 2020. Like Car Nicobar Islands on May 22, 2019. such a uniquely powerful system all previous ’text-book’ launches, the On January 20, 2020, the IAF raised which has evolved over the years and latest missions once again proved the the ’TigerSharks’ squadron consist- impeccably proved all its capabilities weapon's deadly combat capability to ing the BRAHMOS-armed Su-30MKI in successful test firings conducted precisely engage and annihilate the strike fighter to keep a ‘strategic vigil’ in the most divergent modern com- naval target at maximum range. over the Indian Ocean Region ensur- bat scenarios as and when required BRAHMOS land-attack version has ing peace, tranquillity and prosperity. by the Indian Defence Forces. Our been deployed with the Indian Army Today, BRAHMOS ALCM has become missile is undoubtedly the ultimate since 2007. This variant has also been the world’s most powerful convention- ‘force multiplier’ for modern network- improvised and enhanced over the al air-borne weapon in terms of its out- centric warfare operations.’ years and deployed in advanced Block reach, lethality and combat capability. The Indian Navy in 2005 became I, II and III versions for divergent and Having recorded all these illustri- the first force to deploy BRAHMOS complex land warfare operations. ous milestones to its credit, the ‘uni- on its large guided missile destroyers On November 22, 2017, the highly versal’ BRAHMOS has thus garnered to undertake maritime combat mis- advanced air-to-surface configuration a lot of interest among many nations sions. The naval variant of the weapon of BRAHMOS made a world-record across the world who are willing to continued its evolution thereafter to feat when it was successfully test acquire this powerful weapon for their UNIVERSAL BRAHMOS further bolster and expand the Navy’s fired for the very first time from the military. strike capability and outreach from Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI combat BrahMos Aerospace, mean- both littoral and high-sea zones. The aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) while, has also initiated work on Redefining Modern Warfare missile offers wide-ranging strike against a sea-surface target off India’s more advanced, futuristic variants The development and evolution of modern precision-guided weapons has completely revolutionised options – sea-to-sea, sea-to-land, eastern coast. This illustrious mission of BRAHMOS, including a miniature warfare strategies and tactics of 21st century. The capability and lethality of such weapons to coast-to-sea and subsea-to-land – in made India the first and only nation version to be called BRAHMOS-NG undertake high-value combat missions with speed, precision and power has made them a highly modern, multi-threat maritime envi- in the world in possession of a ’super- (next-gen) which, owing to its smaller, sought-after asset for a nation aspiring to build up a powerful and formidable military force. ronment. Indian Navy has deployed sonic cruise missile triad.’ smarter, stealthier dimensions, would the missile as the ’prime strike weapon’ The highly coveted BRAHMOS air- be integrated onto a wider num- upersonic cruise missile a long way, charting milestones after Indian Army, Navy and Air Force on on its frontline destroyers and frigates. launched weapon development pro- ber of modern military platforms in BRAHMOS – the ’unpar- milestones. Rightfully reckoned as their frontline platforms. In its anti-ship configuration, gramme was jointly undertaken by near future. /IN&TG/ alleled leader’ among the world’s fastest, best and deadliest Since its maiden successful test BRAHMOS can cruise at a very low S worldwide precision strike precision-guided missile, BRAHMOS firing conducted on June 12, 2001 trajectory above the sea-surface weapons – has strengthened has evolved from being an anti-ship from a land-based launcher in anti- and can launch surprise attacks on its position over the years owing to its weapon to a multi-role, multi-plat- ship mode, to subsequently being enemy positions. Also deployed in incredible features of speed, accuracy, form system that has proved its dex- developed and tested in land-to-land, land-attack configuration on Indian deadly firepower, stealth and universal- terity and formidability in over 80 land-to-sea, sea-to-land, sea-to-sea, warships, the missile has proved its ity. A finest product of high-technology test firings, having set the highest subsea-to-land, air-to-sea and air- power to engage targets deep in-land military cooperation between India and success rate no other weapon has to-land configurations, the state-of- from stand-off ranges. An underwater Russia, BRAHMOS has charted a spec- ever recorded in the world. the-art BRAHMOS has completely variant of the weapon has also been tacular journey since its inception over Today, BRAHMOS has made India redefined new-age technology involv- successfully tested in 2013, thus vali- two decades ago. only nation in the world in possession ing missile science and aeronautics. dating its flexibility to be integrated Initiated as a Joint Venture (JV) of a supersonic cruise missile triad, Capable of cruising at a top speed onto conventional attack submarines military programme between ensuring the Indian Defence Forces’ of Mach 3, the 3-ton missile can oper- in future. India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO formidable capability to undertake ate in hi-low trajectory and straight- BRAHMOS has also proved its Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) on modern-day, highly complex combat away bang on its target with very capability to be fired from a static or February 12, 1998, the tactical missile, operations from across the spectrum high precision without giving any mobile naval platform in solo or salvo designed and developed by the JV of warfare. The tactical weapon has time or scope to the adversary’s air mode in vertical or inclined configu- entity BrahMos Aerospace, has come been successfully deployed by the defence system to react. The immense rations to engage single or multiple

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region, as a result of this partnership. Moreover, in the UAE, The Abu Dhabi Returning for its 17th edition, Dubai Airshow will be held Investment Office (ADIO) has part- from 14-18 November 2021 at Dubai World Central (DWC), nered with Microsoft and Plug and Dubai Airshow Site. Dubai Airshow is one of the largest and Play on a range of initiatives to sup- port technology startups in the region. most successful air shows in the world, connecting aerospace Commenting on his startup’s par- professionals across all areas of the industry to facilitate ticipation in VISTA, Co-founder of successful global trade. The event will be held with the SARsat Arabia, Ahmed Alzurabi, said: ’We are delighted to be taking part support of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports, in Dubai Airshow 2021 and have the the UAE Ministry of Defence and Dubai Aviation Engineering opportunity to display our technolo- Projects, and organised by Tarsus Middle East. gies to the wider industry. We look for- ward to receiving high-level guidance travel. Another example is Exodus from significant mentors in the field, Space Corp, a startup that aims to to support us in achieving our goal of transform access to space through using cutting-edge Earth Observation creating reusable AI-operated space- satellite technologies to help improve planes that can take off and land life on Earth.’ horizontally. Mohamed Shawky, the Founder The aerospace industry has under- and CEO of GeoDrones Aerial Services gone an enormous transformation startup in Dubai, said: ’Our startup and development, making it one of aims to provide superior quality the most lucrative industries within drone commercial services as we see the startup ecosystem. In 2019, invest- a great potential in drone technolo- ments in aerospace startups reached DUBAI AIRSHOW 2021 gies. We have a wide range of innova- nearly $1 billion. Moreover, in Q3 tive ideas that are key for achieving of 2020, the global aerospace com- Aerospace and defence startups to launch pad VISTA a major transformation in the aero- pany and late-stage venture capital space industry and we look forward to SpaceX invested $1.9 billion in Space Dubai Airshow 2021 is excited to introduce its new dedicated startup presenting these innovations to key Technology startups, supporting the event, VISTA, which will be the ultimate platform for innovators, experts in the field.’ digital transformation of the aero- creators and market disruptors to display the latest technologies and Maximillian Buerger, Founder and space industry. play a part in accelerating the future of the aerospace and defence Managing Director of Aviationfly One of the prominent startup industries. The co-located event will connect startups with venture startup, added: ’Exhibiting at the accelerator in the aerospace indus- capitalists who are looking for disruptive new entrants that can out- Dubai Airshow was an easy decision try is ATI Boeing Accelerator program, hustle the big players. The event will be attended by national leaders, for us – the event will most likely be which invests in and accelerates up CEOs, investors, developers, technology disruptors, operators, and the largest aviation industry event of to 20 startups a year. The program other key experts. Successful entrepreneurs from established global 2021 and the meeting point of avia- targets startups creating sustainabil- startups will also be present to inspire and guide aspiring startups. tion leaders from around the globe. ity solutions applicable to the UK’s Aviationfly is a United Arab Emirates aerospace industry, offering a £100k uring the 5-day programme, mentors and learn from thought lead- headquartered startup, which similar equity investment. Intellegens, a VISTA will feature a num- ers have almost four times better user to the Dubai Airshow connects differ- startup that aims to use AI to acceler- ber of sub-events in part- growth and raise seven times more ent stakeholders in the aviation indus- ate innovation in advanced materials, D nership with Gothams, a capital. try – our focus being the global pilot chemicals, and drug discovery, was leading accelerator that is Espite the prevalent capital-spend- training ecosystem. The pandemic one of the startups selected for the helping to build the next generation ing curb due to the pandemic, invest- has significantly affected our industry ATI Boeing Accelerator. of aerospace and defence startups. ments by global venture capitalists but we used it as an opportunity to VISTA will include startups Entrepreneurs can take part in pitch continued to increase. According to diversify our activities and are excited from 12 different sectors, includ- competitions where they will be a Magnitt report, Saudi Arabia’s ven- to be launching a new platform in ing Artificial Intelligence (AI), Future able to present their technologies to ture capital funding increased by 55% time for the event in November.’ Mobility, Software, Space, Aerospace, industry leaders and investors with in 2020 reaching $152 million. Saudi Several startups that launched Material Science, Cyber Security, the chance of winning some great Arabia continued its work to increase in the last few years brought revo- Defence, Tourism, Robotics, Drones, prizes. They will have the opportunity venture capital funding in 2021, in lutionary innovations to the aero- and Sustainability. The startup hub to get involved in mentorship pro- support of emerging startups. Saudi space industry. One example is will provide entrepreneurs with an grams, workshops, and high-level net- Arabia’s Sanabil Investments recently Heart Aerospace, which will deliver unrivalled opportunity to connect working, learn about market trends partnered with the early-stage ven- the first ES-19 electric airliner certi- with investors, partners, and men- and receive the best guidance from ture fund, 500 Startups, to support fied for commercial flight by 2026. tors to launch, scale and grow their experts, key decision makers, and startups in the region. 100 startups Heart Aerospace’s mission is to cre- startups, and bolster the growth of global investors. A recent study has are expected to receive $100,000 ate the fastest, least expensive, and the aerospace and defence indus- shown that startups that have helpful to accelerate their growth in the most sustainable mode of regional tries in the region. /IN&TG/

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bat platform, air defence missile sys- Russia’s joint display was focused tems Antei-4000, Viking and Tor-E2, on the demonstration of techni- which will be done for the first time cal assets and solutions, aimed at in this region. For the first time responding to present-day secu- ever we will hold public presenta- rity threats and challenges, primar- tions of tank T-14 Armata and new ily in conditions of attack weapons types of firearms of Russia’s produc- development, including missiles tion – assault rifles KORD, Lebedev of various ranges and strike UAVs. pistol and the newest Kalashnikov Rosoboronexport was introduce at assault rifle AK-19, we will speak IDEX 2021 its approaches and solu- as well on the system, designed for tions, above all, in the area of coun- countering unmanned aerial vehi- tering terrorist groups and provision cles, which is a Rosoboronexport’s of security of vital state, infrastruc- package solution, and on training ture, transportation and energy simulator complexes, produced in installations. Russia,’ added Alexander Mikheev At its display, Rosoboronexport before exhibition. demonstrated over 400 items of its Traditionally, Rosoboronexport military equipment nomenclature. acted as the organizer of Russia’s joint For the first time abroad, the com- display at IDEX-2021, which in total pany showed a number of promising occupied more than 1200 square samples of defence products on a meters. The joint display represented multimedia globe, i.e. a new product products of the leading holdings of in the area of advertising and exhibi- the Rostec State Corporation, includ- tion activities, developed in Russia. ing JSC High Precision Weapons, Rosoboronexport’s display Uralvagonzavod, Kalashnikov Group, included mock-up models of avia- Technodinamika, United Instrument tion equipment, i.e. the Su-35 multi- IDEX-2021 Manufacturing Corporation, role supermaneuverable fighter and drone complex, which are popular Shvabe Holding, and the largest Mi-38T transportation and assault in the Middle East market. In the Russia’s defence industry compa- helicopter, which may considerably segment of unmanned aviation, LLC nies – Almaz-Antey Air and Space increase combat capabilities of an STC presented information on the Defence Corporation, JSC Concern aviation task force of any country famous Russian unmanned complex and NAVDEX-2021 Morinformsystem-Agat, Research in the Middle East or North Africa. Orlan-10E. Production Association RusBiTech, It also incorporated air defence The naval section of the state spe- The 15th edition of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and the Naval Defence Exhibition Proekt-Technika Corporation, and complexes S-400 Triumph and Tor- cial exporter’s display included pre- (NAVDEX) became the first global defence event to take place in the post pandemic recovery stage. the Kazan Gunpowder Plant. M2KM, as well as the Kupol-PRO anti- sentations of the mock-up models IDEX-2021 showed very good results: across five days – 62,445 attendees at the venue, 900 exhibitors, 59 countries, and 35 international pavilions, alongside five countries participating in the exhibitions for the first time: Israel, North Macedonia, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Azerbaijan. The major newly- designed products of Russia’s defence industry and pieces of Russian military equipment, mostly demanded in the world arms market, were demonstrated at the exhibition by JSC Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation).

ommenting on the conclu- development of the fourth industrial In addition to the growth of exports sion of the exhibitions, His revolution.’ and product mix, we have consider- Excellency Major General ‘The Middle East and North Africa ably expanded the geography of our C Staff Pilot Faris Khalaf Al are now among key customers in the cooperation in the region. In 2021, Mazrouei, Chairman of arms market. This region accounts these positive trends will be contin- the Higher Organising Committee, for about 1/3 of the total market vol- ued in accordance with the objec- said: ’The 15th edition of the IDEX ume. Arms with the ’Made in Russia’ tives, set out for us by the country’s and NAVDEX exhibitions has been trademark are well known and leadership,’ said Director General nothing short of exceptional. These sought-after here. They have made of Rostec State Corporation Sergey events continue to strengthen their a very good showing in adverse cli- Chemezov. global position, providing exhibi- matic conditions – on the sea, on ’In Abu-Dhabi Rosoboronexport tors and participants from around the ground and in the air. Taking into will demonstrate newly-designed the world with an integrated global account all the above mentioned, the products from its export catalogue, platform, in spite of the challenges region is very important for us. At including the new armoured per- imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. year-end 2020, the MENA countries sonnel carrier and infantry fight- IDEX and NAVDEX drive and enable accounted for over 50 % of all export ing vehicle on the basis of the innovation, in line with the rapid supplies through Rosoboronexport. Boomerang unified wheeled com-

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of the patrol boat of project 22160 the experience of recent local wars single drones, but also their massive characteristics in automatic firing and the Karakurt-E small missile ship and military conflicts, poses new use from different directions and alti- mode owing to an innovative bal- of project 22800E by the Ak Bars challenges to the countries of the tudes within a radius of at least 3 km. anced action system. Shipbuilding Corporation. region and forces them to revise the The Pishchal electromagnetic gun Vast experience in the develop- The V.A.Degtyaryov Plant, demon- existing air defense system, designed is one of the lightest handheld jam- ment of machine guns, sniper rifles strated the new KORD assault rifle of to protect against classical attack mers on the market, weighing a mere and other weapons has enabled the calibres 7.62 and 5.45 mm for the first weapons. about 3.5 kg. It can jam UAV control/ manufacturer to select the most time abroad, counted on increased As part of the presentation, Ros- navigation channels at a range of 2 advanced light and durable alloys to public interest, as well as LLC KBIS oboronexport presented its new km. achieve high reliability of the weap- with its long range sniper rifles of the package solution – a system capable As a hard-kill component of its on, and close interaction with law Lobaev Arms trade mark – DVL-10M1 of effectively countering attacks by counter UAV system, Rosoboron- enforcement agencies has helped Saboteur, TSVL-8 Stalingrad, DXL-3 unmanned aerial vehicles, combin- export offers short-range air defense develop the most convenient design Longstrike and DXL-4 Sevastopol, ing electronic warfare and air defense systems, in particular, KBP’s Pantsir- for various missions. which are already well known by systems of various classes. S1M self-propelled anti-aircraft gun/ Small arms manufactured by the specialists. Rosoboronexport’s UAV jamming systems are most missile (SPAAGM) system or Almaz- Kalashnikov Concern have long exhibit also accommodated mock-up effective against light- and partly Antey’s Tor-type SAM system. been setting international quality models of armoured vehicles of the medium-class drones. These assets These systems are capable of standards. Highly qualified person- Typhoon and Tornado families. are capable of countering a massive effectively engaging a variety of air nel and unique technologies make During IDEX-2021 Rosoboron- air raid by unmanned aerial vehi- attack weapons, including UAVs. The it possible to manufacture high- export was hold a public presenta- cles by suppressing their command/ Pantsir-S1M SPAAGM has missile and quality weapons, respond to market tion ’New Approaches to Building an telemetry and navigation channels. gun armament and destroys air tar- demands and follow global trends in Integrated Counter UAV System’. The Repellent-Patrol EW system gets at up to 30 km in range and up a timely manner. The events of 2019 and 2020, developed and manufactured by JSC to 18 km in altitude. The Tor-M2E’s The legendary Kalashnikov systems which are exclusively manu- strong foreign trade competencies when administrative and industri- Defense Systems provides zone cov- engagement envelope against air AK platform has further evolved into factured in Russia. Today, through and long-term experience in the al facilities of a number of Middle erage of the territories. The Repellant- targets is 15 km in range and 10 km the long-anticipated AK-19 assault to the development activities of field of military-technical coopera- Eastern countries were attacked, Patrol is a long-range system capable in altitude. rifle in the world market, chambered Ruselectronics enterprises, we are tion will enable us to take a lead- revealed new threats and security of jamming drones at a range of up The ‘last-ditch’ air defense will be for 5.56x45mm NATO. The AK-19, able to offer our partners high-tech ing position in our segment of the challenges. The lack of efforts made to 20 km. best provided by the Verba or Igla-S like any Russian Kalashnikov assault intelligent control and communi- world market and ensure the long- to provide air defense in the face The Kupol and Rubezh-Avtoma- MANPADS, as well as the Gibka-S rifle, gives confidence in every shot. cation systems, electronic warfare term workload of our enterprises of the growing use of unmanned tika systems developed by Avtoma- MANPADS squad combat vehicles, With its telescopic stock and other assets and special equipment both with export orders,’ said Sergey aerial vehicles in fighting and a high tika Concern, part of Rostec State capable of firing Verba or Igla-S technical solutions that improve as part of integrated systems and Sakhnenko, Ruselectronics Director level of terrorist threat has become Corporation, carry out continuous MANPADS. These MANPADS can ergonomics, the weapon is extreme- as final products. I am sure that the General and a member of the obvious. radio surveillance and create a pro- destroy targets at a maximum range ly handy to a soldier of any army in agreement will expand the lineup Russian Engineering Union. The great availability of drones tective dome over the installation. of 6 km and at a maximum altitude the world, regardless of his anthro- of our offers for the external market The joint action program includes and the possibility of acquiring them This is an impenetrable barrier capa- of 3.5 km. pometric data. and make them maximally custom- coordination of efforts in promoting by various terrorist groups, as well as ble of repelling attacks not only by The integrated use of the pro- The AK-19 is equipped with a non- er-oriented,’ said Alexander Mikheev, military products and services, elab- posed electronic warfare and air detachable slotted flash suppressor, Rosoboronexport Director General orating proposals to improve their defense assets will enable effective a quick-detachable sound suppres- and Deputy Chairman of the Russian competitiveness, as well as expand- countermeasures against UAVs of sor, an extended sight line and new Engineering Union. ing the sales geography of Russian any class provided air enemy recon- sights. These technical solutions In the course of implementing products and increasing their exports. naissance and automated control implemented by the developer meet the signed program, the parties will In addition, Rosoboronexport and systems are in place. modern warfare requirements. be able to interact in the develop- Ruselectronics will jointly prepare Also at the IDEX-2021 Rosoborone- Rosoboronexport and Ruselec- ment, production and promotion of and hold presentations, technical xport was hold a public presenta- tronics holding company, both Russian-made export products in the consultations and demonstrations tion ’New Russian-Made Small Arms’. are subsidiaries the Rostec State world market as effectively as possi- of the combat and technical capa- During the presentation, the com- Corporation, during the IDEX-2021 ble. In addition, the program includes bilities of military products offered to pany's specialists unveiled the tech- announced the signing of a joint a work plan to identify potential- foreign customers. nical characteristics, unique design action program to promote com- ly promising military products for ’In line with global trends in the solutions and employment features munications, automated con- export. arms market, Rosoboronexport and of the KORD balanced action assault trol, electronic warfare and secure ’Ruselectronics comprises more Ruselectronics intend to actively rifles, the latest Kalashnikov AK-19 information/telecommunication than 140 largest research organiza- interact with foreign partners in the assault rifle and the Lebedev com- systems in a global market. The tions and industrial enterprises of framework of industrial partnership. pact pistol (PLC), which were exhib- document was signed between JSC the electronics industry in Russia. To this end, we have agreed to pre- ited abroad for the first time. Rosoboronexport and JSC United This enables the holding compa- pare proposals for the implemen- The 6P68 Kord assault rifle from Instrument-Making Corporation, ny to establish cooperative chains tation of joint R&D work according world-famous Russian arms manu- Ruselectronics’ parent company. based on market needs and form- to design specifications of foreign facturer ZiD (JSC Degtyarev Plant) ’Rosoboronexport, which operates ing a complete product life cycle – customers. Willingness and openness shows the wonders of accuracy in as a ‘one-stop shop’, is often faced development, production, supply, to technology transfer are in high the hands of special forces soldiers. with demands from foreign custom- maintenance and customer training. demand in the market today,’ said

Experts especially note its unique ers to supply military and civilian We expect that Rosoboronexport’s Alexander Mikheev. /IN&TG/

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Thani, eign business, which was also attend- Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) Ambassador Extraordinary and ed by CEO of the Qatar Development and the Russian company BI.ZONE; Plenipotentiary of the State of Bank (QDB) Abdulaziz Nasser Qatar Development Bank (QDB) Qatar to the Russian Federation; Al-Khalifa, CEO of Hassad Food Eng. and the Russian Small and Medium Deputy Prime Minister of the Mohamed Al-Sadah, CEO of the Business Corporation; the Qatar Russian Federation Yuri Borisov; Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Rashid Businessmen Association (QBA) and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bin Ali Al-Mansoori and President, the Russian Union of Industrialists of the Russian Federation Mikhail CEO of Milaha Group Abdulrahman and Entrepreneurs; Hassad Food Bogdanov; President and Chairman Essa Al-Mannai. and Russian Demetra Holding; the of the Management Board of PJSC One of the key events at Doha Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) VTB Bank Andrey Kostin; Chairman of Hall was the Russia-Qatar Business and the St. Petersburg Chamber of the Russian-Qatari Business Council Dialogue on June 3, 2021, during Commerce; Qatar National Bank Akhmet Palankoev. which speakers discussed the cur- (QNB) and VTB among others. On the territory of Pavilion G of rent status of Russian-Qatari eco- On June 4, 2021, Doha Hall hosted Expoforum, on an area of two thou- nomic relations, Qatar's commitment an open interview with the Deputy sand square meters, Qatar has recre- to further developing economic ties Prime Minister and Minister of ated the atmosphere of a real Arab with Russia, institutional attractive- Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, city with streets and a central square. ness and broad opportunities for the His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed The entire pavilion was united by development of mutual investment bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, the a large-scale suspended installa- and trade. host of CNBC TV channel Hadley tion: a translucent structure made of ephemeral rattan mesh in the form of arcades, volumetric walls and eastern arches creates an image that refers to QATAR AND RUSSIA: the authentic architecture of Qatar. The main business area of the Qatar Pavilion has been divided into two parts. In the first zone, the stands of the participation Qatari PERSPECTIVE companies were located. Each stand had its own unique design, reflect- ing the characteristics of each of the companies. Another zone – Doha Hall – was a discussion platform in COOPERATION which the prospects for the develop- ment of investment and economic The State of Qatar took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021) as a relations between Russia and Qatar guest country. The Qatari delegation, which brought together 51 organizations and 400 delegates, were discussed. prepared during SPIEF-2021 twenty discussions, signed over 60 agreements, and held almost 250 The Qatar Pavilion program con- business meetings in the field of cooperation in trade and investment, education, science and sisted of 20 panel discussions, dia- technology, culture and sports. logues, business breakfasts and round tables. 60 Qatari speakers took he delegation of the State and Communications, Ministry Affairs; His Excellency Ali bin Ahmed part in over 25 sessions of the SPIEF of Qatar is one of the largest of Finance, Ministry of Trade and Al-Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and main program. in the history of the coun- Industry, Investment Promotion Industry of Qatar and Acting Minister The central event of the St. The session was opened by the Gamble on the topic ’West Asia and T try's participation in inter- Agency of Qatar (IPA Qatar), Qatar of Finance; His Excellency Jassim Petersburg International Economic Minister of Commerce and Industry of North Africa: Steps to Stability and national economic forums. Development Bank (QDB), Financial Saif Al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport Forum was the plenary session, in the State of Qatar and Acting Minister Prosperity’. The meeting served as a This is evidence that Qatar attaches Qatar Financial Center (QFC), Qatar and Communications; His Excellency which the President of the Russian of Finance, His Excellency Ali bin platform for discussing the problems great importance to strengthening Free Zones Authority (QFZA), Qatar Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of Federation Vladimir Putin took part, Ahmed Al Kuwari and Deputy Prime of the region and the prospects for and developing interstate relations National Bank (QNB), Supreme State for Energy Affairs; His Excellency via video conference – His Highness, Minister of the Russian Federation, bilateral cooperation between our at various levels: intergovernmen- Committee for Delivery and Legacy Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental countries. The dialogue took place tal dialogue, large corporations or (SC), Hassad Food, Ooredoo, Qatar Minister of State; His Excellency Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Russian-Qatari Commission on Trade, within the Doha Forum, a global plat- small enterprises and startups – all Petroleum, Qatar Airways and Doha Akbar Al Baker, Secretary General of Federal Chancellor of the Republic Economic, Scientific and Technical form that has brought together polit- of them were represented as part of Forum and many others. the Board of Qatar National Tourism of Austria Sebastian Kurz. President Cooperation Yuri Borisov, speaking ical leaders since 2000 and acts as a the country's official delegation and Especially for SPIEF, Qatar present- Council of Qatar and GCEO of Qatar of Argentina Alberto Fernandez and about the participation of Qatar as a platform for the exchange of ideas took an active part in the main SPIEF ed the National Pavilion, in the offi- Airways; Her Excellency Lolwah bint President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro also guest country of SPIEF 2021. and the development of action-ori- program. cial opening of which were attended Rashid Al-Khater, Assistant Minister addressed the audience with a video The Russian-Qatari business dia- ented recommendations. The official delegation of Qatar by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed for Foreign Affairs and the Official greeting. logue was marked by the signing The final day of SPIEF 2021 was represented by the Ministry of bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of After the plenary session, Vladimir of a series of memoranda of under- was devoted to the educational Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Putin met with representatives of for- standing: between the Investment and youth agenda, which started

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with a business breakfast on the the future and be able to work in At the end of the forum, the was presented in St. Petersburg after theme ’University between Global conditions of uncertainty. QatarDebate Center and the Qatar the pandemic, but also the first exhi- Challenges and Local Commitments: Panel discussion ’Innovative Arabic Language Center in Moscow bition presenting the unknown Qatar Life after the Pandemic’. At the busi- Financing and Partnerships for hosted a debate show in Arabic on to the Russian audience. The exhibi- ness breakfast, heads of higher edu- Education’ allowed analysis of inno- the topic ’Climate Change – Struggle tion is based on a story about Qatari cational institutions of Qatar and vative models of partnerships from or Adaptation?’ During the debate, history and culture, spanning several Russia, representatives of Qatari stakeholders from different regions students from Russia and Qatar centuries. The exposition includes public funds exchanged experi- for broad access to quality educa- raised key issues on the global cli- about 200 items from the collection ence in overcoming the most acute tion. The dialogue was facilitated by mate agenda and proposed mecha- of the National Museum of Qatar, the problems for each country that have the Education Above All Foundation nisms for practical problem solving collection of the private Museum of arisen in scientific and educational (EAAF). in response to existing challenges. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, as ecosystems over the past two years. The role of the younger genera- They also discussed why countries well as the Mathaf Museum: the Arab For the first time, within the tion in creating a new world was are forced to plan their development Museum of Modern Art. framework of the SPIEF, the younger discussed during a session of Hamad taking into account climate risks and The Qatar Film Days Festival, a generation – schoolchildren and stu- Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) – the the challenges of combating climate joint initiative of the Doha Film dents – took part in the business pro- participants raised questions about change. The proposed format is a Peter the Great (Kunstkamera), – four major projects representing Institute and the Cultural Creative public debate, the purpose of which St. Petersburg National Research the country's historical traditions and Agency (Qatar-Russian Cooperation is not to determine the winner, but to University of Information contemporary art. Center), has opened contemporary state the importance and necessity Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, On June 3, 2021 at Pulkovo airport cinema in the MENA region (Middle of the coexistence of different points the Russian Academy of National the opening of the exhibition ’Focus: East and North Africa) for the Russian of view and opinions. Economy and Public Administration Philanthropy. Education’ – a joint audience. These are the best fea- ’Discussion hones essential skills in under the President of the Russian project of EAA, QRCC, the Donors ture films and documentaries of the 21st century such as teamwork, Federation and the Institute of Ecology Forum Association and the Good City the region, including Oscar nomi- communication and critical thinking. and Sustainable Development of of Petersburg Foundation. Until June nees, participants and prize-winners At QatarDebate Center, we believe Dagestan State University. 30, 2021, locals and city guests will of the Cannes, Toronto, Venice and that through fruitful dialogue and The Qatar Pavilion hosted the be able to see pictures illustrating other festivals. All these films form developed intelligence we can solve presentation of the book and the how charity and volunteering help to the new language of Arabic cinema, the problems of our time,’ said Dr. autograph session of one of the most make education of high quality and produced in Qatar with the support Hayat Maarafi, Executive Director of recognizable culinary stars of Qatar, affordable for any person, regardless of the Doha Film Institute. the QatarDebate Center. chef Nouf Al-Marri, who created the of age, income or health character- At the same time, on the same The Forum ended with the cer- author's fusion-cafe ’Desert Rose’ istics. dates, the Mawaheb (Talents) music emony of transferring the heritage in the National Museum of Qatar, On June 4, 2021, the exhibi- festival took place, which introduced of the National Pavilion of the State reflecting the flavor of the national tion ’Qatar Between Land and Sea. the St. Petersburg music lovers to of Qatar and cultural events of Qatar cuisine. Through Arts and Heritage’ is not only new performers from Qatar and in the city. For the Qatar delegation, On June 2-5, 2021, Qatar pre- one of the first international exposi- other countries of the Middle East it is fundamentally important that sented a special cultural program tion and exhibition projects, which and North Africa. /IN&TG/ the material component of the pavil- ion after the end of SPIEF 2021 will gram. Qatari schoolchildren became supporting young people in their find a ’second life’. Therefore, within the first foreign children to take part efforts to solve global problems and the framework of the large-scale in the forum. Ten schoolchildren participate in building a future and Heritage Program, material resources from three Qatari schools under the prosperous world. (pieces of furniture, plants, etc.) were auspices of Pre-University Education The educational and youth donated and distributed to Russian (PUE) passed a competitive selec- agenda was continued by the ses- universities, libraries and museums. tion in order to take part in the SPIEF sion on the topic ’Transformation of The Heritage Program of the Junior and present their projects at Libraries and Books in the Digital Era.’ State of Qatar's participation in SPIEF the forum sessions. Also, the Qatari Representatives of the national librar- included partnership agreements delegation included ten students ies of Qatar and Russia, together with with leading educational and cultural from Hamad bin Khalifa University. leading Russian publishing houses, institutions of St. Petersburg and other Students visited the university cam- shared the best practices for attract- regions of Russia. Educational and cul- puses of St. Petersburg and also took ing and interacting with an audi- tural projects within the framework an active part in the SPIEF program. ence of readers. The moderator was of the Heritage Program are created The World Innovation Summit for Abir Al-Kuwari, Director of Research with the National Research University Education (WISE) hosted a panel dis- and Teaching at the Qatar National Higher School of Economics (branch cussion on ’Leading for the Future: Library (QNL). The ceremony of hand- in St. Petersburg), the State Museum Education in a Multi-Pandemic World’. ing over the collection of books from of Sports, the Financial University The speakers discussed what the the Qatar National Library to the under the Government of the next generation of education leaders Qatar Arabic Language Center at the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg need to know in order to make cor- Qatar-Russian Cooperation Center State University, the Museum of rect and informed decisions about took place. Anthropology and Ethnography.

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