Russia to Sign Naval Gun Mount Delivery Deal With UAE Soon
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23.02.2015



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ABU DHABI (Sputnik) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) may soon sign a preliminary agreement to purchase a Russian-made 57 mm-caliber naval gun mount, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said Sunday.

Russia's defense sector research and development enterprise, Central Research Institute Burevestnik, displayed the single mount AU-220M at the IDEX-2015 international defense industry expo in Abu Dhabi.

"We expect our colleagues will agree on a supply contract of the [AU-220M] unit to the UAE in the next few days," Manturov said.
The Russian minister also expressed confidence that the UAE will also offer new joint defense projects to Russia in the near future.

"We spoke with representatives of one Emirati military-industrial company on the subject of creating joint ventures and further deliveries of not only to the UAE, but other countries interested in our military equipment," Manturov added.

According to Georgy Zakamennyh, the CEO of Burevestnik, a part of UralVagonZavod corporation, the research institute exports up to 30 percent of its military products.

The UAE, along with China, India and Iran, is one of the largest importers of military goods purchased from Russian state arms exporter Rosvooruzheniye.



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