Malaysian Defense Ministry got interested in weapons and military equipment produced by Ukroboronprom, Ukraine`s state-owned arms manufacturer, presented at the International Defense Exhibition Conference DSA-2016 in Kuala Lumpur.
Antonov AN148
According to the press service of Ukroboronprom, which represents Ukrainian defense industry at the exhibition held April 18-21, Minister of Defense of Malaysia Hishamuddin Hussein has shown particular interest in a Ukrainian An-148 aircraft and Kolchuga-M signals intelligence station.
Kolchuga-M passive sensor system
”The Malaysian military paid the greatest attention to modern military equipment in the fields of aircraft, armored vehicles and radar manufacturing. They were shown a sample of Ukraine`s latest model of an armored personnel carrier Dozor-B, which is already in service with the national army; and presented the possibilities of the legendary Oplot main battle tank,” reads the statement.
Tank T-84 “Oplot”
In addition, the delegation of Ukroboronprom headed by CEO Roman Romanov, discussed with Hishamuddin Hussein the most promising cooperation programs and procedures for their implementation.
Armored personnel carrier Dozor-B
As UaPosition reported earlier, Ukroboronprom signed 15 memorandums of cooperation in the sphere of defense with Indian companies following the arms exhibition DefExpo 2016 held in India. During the exhibition, Ukraine`s only aircraft manufacturer, the state-owned enterprise Antonov, presented a project of a new transport aircraft An-132, designed to replace An-32, An-148, and An-178.
