DIMDEX 2018: Deployment in Syria showcases Russian equipment
Russian state-owned arms company Rosoboronexport highlighted its capabilities at DIMDEX in Qatar adding that many of its technologies have been proved during the country's operations in Syria.
The company’s deputy director general, Sergey Ladygin, defended Russian equipment in a statement saying that the Russian material on display in Qatar was not ‘inferior’ and in some ways ‘outperforms’ models of the main world manufacturers.
Ladygin added: ‘This circumstance [Syria] allows our partners to objectively assess the Russian weapons and material, also while taking decisions of their acquisition.'
This sentiment has previously been highlighted as an area of concern by Gen Robert Neller,
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