The international exhibition, ExpoNaval Venezuela Internacional 2005, will be held August 24-27 in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital.
The press release by Rosoboronexport, the only state intermediary agency for arms exports, said the Russian defense sector would be represented by the leading experts of the Izhmash concern and helicopter producers of Kazan and Rostov.
The Russian exhibits will reflect the individual needs of the Venezuelan navy and regional fleets.
Some of the naval engineering models are unrivalled, including the submarine model of the 950 Amur project that is capable of hitting both sea and surface targets. Russian exhibits also include a patrol ship of the Mirazh 14310 project, which is known for its powerful weapons, high speed, and navigability, and a landing craft on an air cushion of the Murena-E project.
Rosoboronexport will also present weapons and equipment for naval aviators and marines, in particular, a Su-39 assault aircraft and a Su-35 (Flanker) aircraft - the favorite of the tenders for fighters that Brazil's Air Force held in the past few years.
Rosoboronexport's press release said Russia's helicopters Mi-26 (Halo), Mi-35 (Hind), and Mi-17 (Hip) would soon be supplied to Venezuela.
In 2001, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez first visited Moscow, the sides signed intergovernmental agreements on military and technological cooperation, which laid the legal basis for bilateral cooperation.
This March and June, Rosoboronexport and the Venezuelan Defense Ministry signed ambitious contracts on helicopter supplies to Venezuela. The first helicopters will be sent to Venezuela later this year.
This May, Rosoboronexport signed a contract to supply 100,000 of the latest Kalashnikov assault rifles to Venezuela.
