The ARMY-2023 military-technical forum started on Monday near Moscow. The event takes place annually at the Patriot Russian Army Exhibition Park, located in Kubinka near Russian capital. It will run from August 14 to 20, bringing together over a thousand Russian defense companies and more than 80 foreign companies.
African states are mainly interested in purchasing Russian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), electronic warfare systems and firearms, the director general of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
As the inaugural day of the 9th International military-technical forum Army-2023 wrapped up, Sputnik sums up the most impressive developments demonstrated at the event.