Ukraine makes successful debut at AUSA 2017 in USA

The Ukroboronprom State Concern has made a successful debut at the AUSA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition (the Association of the United States Army).

The Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting is the largest landpower exposition and professional development forum in North America. Taking place over three days, the Annual Meeting is designed to deliver the Army’s message by highlighting the capabilities of Army organizations and presenting a wide range of industry products and services. AUSA accomplishes this task throughout the entire event by providing informative and relevant presentations on the state of the Army, panel discussions and seminars on pertinent military and national security subjects, and a variety of valuable networking events available to all that attend.

The military experts and visitors of the Ukrainian stand at the AUSA 2017 saw promising Ukrainian armored vehicles, including BTR-4 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) and updated Phantom-2 unmanned tactical multipurpose vehicle, promising precise aircraft weapon, new radar systems, new small weapons and artillery armament.

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A total of 20 Ukroboronprom’s members exhibit their products at the AUSA 2017, including Malyshev Plant, Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau, Kyiv and Zhytomyr Armor Plants, Artem Machine-Building Firm, Radar Kyiv Plant, Mykolaiv Aircraft Repair Plant, Konotop-based Aviakon aircraft repair plant, Artillery Armament Design Bureau, Iskra Scientific and Production Complex, Mayak Plant, Ukrspecexport state-owned enterprise and its subsidiaries: Spectechnoexport, Promoboronexport, Progress, Ukroboronservice and Ukrinmash.

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