Army (International Military-Technical Forum)



The "Army" International Military-Technical Forum is an annual exposition organized by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. It includes special projects such as: International exhibition of high-performance equipment and technologies for the rearmament of defense enterprises "Intelligent Industrial Technologies", and the specialized exhibition, "Innovation Club".

Key Aspects of the Army Forum includes:


 * 1) Equipment Displays
 * 2) Demonstrations
 * 3) Business Opportunities
 * 4) International Participation
 * 5) Forums and Conferences



2020

 * 35 states participated in Army 2020.
 * Almost 1,500 defense industry organizations took part in the forum, presenting over 28,000 exhibits.
 * Rostec presented over 1100 inventions in 2020
 * Experts from Mil.Press prepared a film about must-sees of the Army-2020. This included army, naval and air force equipment, solutions for security, digitalization, diversification, and the preview of the Army-2021 exhibition.
 * Ruselectronics Group Sozvezdiye unveiled the fifth generation of the R-176-1AE radio station, which serves as a component of mobile long-range communications radio center used by the Russian Armed Forces.

2021

 * In 2021 the forum was held from the 22nd to the 28th of August.
 * The Russian Ministry of Defence (MO) signed 41 contracts worth RUB500 billion (US$8.3 billion) with 27 defense enterprises during Army 2021 for the delivery of 1,300 new weapon systems and the refurbishment of 150 existing systems, while Rostec's Rosoboronexport arms exporter signed deals worth EUR2 billion (US$2.04 billion) with China on seaborne hardware, with India on land forces’ equipment and also with Armenia, Uzbekistan, Myanmar and Belarus.
 * The military Technopolis "Era" presented a working model of electric transport developed for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the "ERA" electric vehicle.
 * Nearly 100 countries participated in Army 2021.

2023
In 2023, the forum was held from August 14 to August 20. On weekdays, the exhibition was open to potential buyers. Over the weekend, the forum was open to civilians.