Russia to exhibit over 200 military hardware items at Airshow China-2016

Russian defense enterprises will exhibit over 220 military hardware items at the Airshow China-2016, the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Overall, more than 220 exhibits of military designation will be on display. As part of the single Russian exposition, the stands of the state space corporation Roscosmos and the Eurasian partnership of aviation and space clusters will be demonstrated," the statement said.

The Russian pavilion, one of the largest at the Airshow China-2016, will showcase products developed by 49 companies, of which 27 will demonstrate military items. Also, aerobatic teams Russian Knights and Swifts of Russia’s Defense Ministry will take part in the air show.

Russia’s official delegation at the event will be headed by Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov.

The international aerospace exhibition Airshow China-2016 will be held on November 1-6 in Zhuhai, China. The exhibition will feature military and civil planes, spacecraft and space equipment, aviation equipment and armament, aircraft and rocket engines, armament and military hardware for airborne troops, fire control systems, air defense complexes, radar stations and navigation equipment for airports.