Russia to exhibit modern aircraft at Chinese air show
30/10/2006 18:00 MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Over 50 Russian defense companies will showcase a variety of modern aircraft and aerospace technologies at an international exhibition in southern China this week, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said Monday.
The sixth China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2006) will be held in Zhuhai, on the country's from October 31 until November 5.
"The Russian exposition focuses on the export modifications of helicopters - the Mi-28NE Night Hunter, the Ka-50 Hocum and the Ka-50-2 Erdogan attack helicopters, the Mi-17-1B Hip and Mi-171 transport helicopters, the Mi-26 Halo heavy transport helicopter, the Ka-29 Helix B shipborne combat transport helicopter, and the Ka-31 shipborne AEW helicopter," the service said in a statement.
The service also said that Russia will demonstrate a wide range of air defense systems, including the S-300 PMU2 Favorit, designed to intercept theatre ballistic missiles at a range of up to 1,000 km (650 miles), the Tor-M1, the Pechora-2M, the Tunguska-M1 gun/missile system, the Shilka mobile anti-aircraft gun, and the Igla (SA-16 Gimlet) portable air defense system.
Russia's delegation at the show is headed by Alexander Denisov, the deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, the service said.
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