he United Arab Emirates is in the market for more Russian-made weapons, Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said last weekend. Manturov, attending the opening of the IDEX-2013 arms trade show Sunday in Abu Dhabi, said the Arabian Gulf nation is seeking to buy more Russian arms, RIA Novosti reported. He made the comments after meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zeyed Al Nahyan, a crown prince and deputy supreme commander of the country's armed forces. "The crown prince is interested in the most modern weapons, which are developed and manufactured by the Russian military-industrial industry," Manturov said. He added he hoped the weaponry shown by Russian exhibitors at IDEX-2013, as well as equipment produced in partnerships with other countries via bilateral contracts, would catch the eye of UAE buyers. He said the Emirates is considering contracts to by Russian-made warplanes, helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft missile batteries. The Dubai magazine Russian Emirates reported two new products -- the modernized T-90C tank and its tank support fighting vehicle dubbed "the Terminator" -- from the defense contractor Uralvagonzavod were attracting significant levels of interest at the show. Also on display were the BMP-3 amphibious fighting vehicle, the BTR-80A amphibious armored personnel carrier, the MSTA-S self-propelled howitzer, the "Smerch" multiple rocket launcher, as well as the Mi-28N and Ka-52 attack helicopters.
