Bulgarian Army Mercedes "G" all-terrain vehicle armed with a machine gun on display in front of the Hemus 2012 exhibition hall. The exhibition takes place in the International Fair - Plovdiv, about 150 km southeast of Sofia.

Joint exhibition stand of Luerssen Shipbuilding and Atlas Electronik. Both German companies are heavily involved in arms production, Luerssen is also well-known for its custom-built maga-yachts.

The Saab RBS 15 cruise missile, improved version produced by the German company Diehl Aerospace. The RBS 15 has a range of 250 km and can be used as an anti-ship missile and also against land-based targets.

Eurofighter Sales Director Uwe Timke explaining that the arms producer EADS Cassidian has not given up hopes to sell the Eurofighter Typhoon to Bulgaria. EADS is also competing for the future Bulgarian border security system.

High-tech helmet used by the Eurofighter Typhoon pilots. The helmet, also produced by EADS, sports an integrated head-up display that shows vital data to the pilot on the inside of the visor.

Bulgarian Spetsnaz officer explaining the German Blaser sniper rifle used by the Bulgarian Special Forces and other army units.

Bulgarian Navy Eurocopter Panther on display at the Hemus 2012 defense industry exhibition. Bulgaria has only three Panthers after the original deal had to be cut in half for financial reasons last summer.

The Polish armored personnel carrier KTO Rosomak. It is armed with a 30mm-cannon and can transport eight fully equipped soldiers plus three crew. The manufacturer WZM hopes to attract buyers for this vehicle that, so far, is only operated in Poland.

Armored personnel carrier MT-LB-M. The vehicle was originally designed in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, an improved version is now produced by the Bulgarian arms company Terem.

Soviet-era DShK heavy machine gun, also known as 'Dushka'. Although more than 70 years old in design, this weapon is still in widespread use, a licensed version is built in Bulgaria.

Heavy mortar (120 mm) produced in Bulgaria for the international market.

The venerable AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher of Soviet origin, now produced in license in Bulgaria. The AGS-17 saw action for the first time during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

These drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) are produced by the Bulgarian company Telesys. They are used for target practice, hence the color scheme.

Bulgarian naval officers listening to a lecture on the stand of Diehl Aerospace, a German company producing advanced missiles.

The classic Kalashnikov assault rifle, here in an improved version with NATO standard caliber, produced in license in Bulgaria.

A brandnew Eurocopter Cougar, used as medium utility helicopter in the Bulgarian Air Force. Bulgaria operates 12 Cougars that replaced some of the ageing Soviet-era Mi-17.

Bulgarian PM Seals Arms Deal Worth BGN 150 M with Iraq

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has negotiated a deal for the supply of 500 MT-LB armored vehicles to Iraq.

The deal was sealed Thursday within the Hemus 2012 International Military Equipment Exhibition in the presence of Iraq's Acting Minister of Defense Sadun al-Dulaymi, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA).

After opening the exhibition, Borisov specified that the MT-LBs had a price tag of EUR 300 000 each and expressed his satisfaction over the deal.

He said that the MT-LB armored vehicles had been produced in Terem's plants in Targovishte and one MT-LB would shortly be sent to Iraq for tests.

Borisov went on to say that a deal worth EUR 36 M for the supply of specialized equipment by Kintex Bulgaria to Algeria would soon be closed.

"We expect another sale worth BGN 55 to be negotiated by the end of the day," Bulgaria's Prime Minister added.

He further offered Liu Sheng, Deputy Director of the General Armaments Department of the Chinese People s Liberation Army, to buy short-range ammunition.

Borisov joked that purchasing one bullet for each Chinese soldier would suffice.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister urged all participating countries to buy Bulgarian weapons, stressing that no complaints had ever been received about their quality.

He went on to congratulate Defence Minister Anyu Angelov for the excellent organization of the event.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139824

Hemus is an international defence equipment exhibition.
The event attracts the interest of the armament industry complexes and companies, which under the current conditions adjust their production and technologies to handle defence tasks.

Itsets its priorities in view of the current global changes.

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Most powerful in the world anti terrorism jamming device - made in Bulgaria -shown on Hemus 2012 exhibition

31 May 2012 | 18:27 | FOCUS News Agency
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Plovdiv. The most powerful in the world anti terrorism jamming device - made in Bulgaria, which is used mostly against remote controlled explosion, was shown in the exhibition Hemus 2012 in the International Fair Plovdiv, a reporter of Radio FOCUS Plovdiv. Its frequency range is from two megahertz to 6000 megahertz that covers all standard and custom devices that a terrorist could use to blow up an object. It can be used against eavesdropping. It may jam various appliances - radios, mobile phones and GPSs, satellite phones, each of them varies according to distance to protect their power. In Bulgaria there are no such machines, it is perhaps only in the world.

Hemus 2012

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

L’Algérie achète 36 millions d’euros d’armes à Kintex Bulgarie



Jeudi 31 mai à 15:24

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La 10ème exposition internationale de la technologie de la défense “Hemus 2012″ s’est ouverte mercredi à Plovdiv, deuxième ville de Bulgarie, en présence du Premier-ministre bulgare Boyko Borissov et du ministre de la Défense Anyu Angelov.

L’Algérie fait partie des 25 délégations officielles du monde entier ayant assisté à la cérémonie d’ouverture, représentées par les ministres de la défense et les attachés militaires.

Au total, près d’une 50aine de sociétés d’une 20aine de pays dont les Etats-Unis, Allemagne, Autriche, Pologne, France, Suède, Suisse, ainsi que les principaux fabricants de Bulgarie participent à cette manifestation de quatre jours, du 30 mai au 02 juin.

Au 1er jour de l’exposition, 2 contrats ont été signés : vente à l’Irak de 500 véhicules blindés de fabrication bulgare pour un montant de 75 millions d’euros et la société bulgare Kintex a vendu à l’Algérie des équipements spéciaux de défense pour un total de 36 millions d’euros.

La firme d’état bulgare Kintex fut, avant et après la chute du Mur de Berlin, accusée d’avoir violé de nombreux embargos, elle était au centre d’un trafic d’armes, notamment en 1992 à destination de l’Irak de Saddam Hussein, et de la Croatie, violant l’embargo de l’ONU, en vigeur à ce moment-là, en raison des guerres qui y régnaient.

En 2004, l’Inde avait rompu un contrat avec Kintex qui devait fournir l’armée indienne en Kalashnikov “AK-47″, les députés indiens ayant découvert que Kintex avait arrêté de produire ces armes en 1979.

http://www.algerie360.com/algerie/lalgerie-achete-36-millions-deuros-darmes-a-kintex-bulgarie/