Eurosatory 2012 (2012 Eurosatory - Land Defence & Security Exhibition) the exhibition of military and police weapons be held by the French Defense Ministry every two years. Exhibition has a lot of big booths exhibited the newest military and police weapons of nations were produced, invented in recent 2 years.

          The international weapons exhibition Eurosatory 11^th, 2012 opened on june 12^th, 2012 at the Parc d'Expositions exhibition in the Northern Paris, France and ended on june 15^th,2012. Have more than 1400 defense companies from 53 Nations attended.  

Vietnam Public Security Ministry Delegations at  Army and Police weapons Booth of Republic of Israe

          At the Fair, Eurocopter company introduced “the largest military helicopters collection” included helicopter gunships Tiger, multi-purpose transport helicopter NH90 and newer helicopters EC645 T2. Indra Company quoted price of training systems.

          Indra is one of the biggest company produce simulation program on the world, provided more than 200 different systems for 51 customers in 19 countries. The company established perfect simulation systems activities of helicopters Chinook, Cougar, Tiger, transport aircraft A400M, vertical take-off  and landing on short runways Fighter aircraft Harrier AV-8B II, Leopard Tank.

          FN Herstal company introduced new tactical rifles called SCAR-H, SCAR-H was first introduced in 2011 but tactical precision (TPR) rifle version will be released later this year. This new weapon as light as a standard rifle SCAR but have long butts to service for the sniper with glass fitting optical viewfinder and support fire equipments other.

          Russian, one of the major nations weapon exporter introduced total 200 kinds of weapons, military equipments of 14 defense companies of the military industrial complex with the main product was new version battle tanks T-90S had been upgraded and modernized was rated as "the stars" of the exhibition.

Rescue helicopter of Russian Federation offers at the Fair

          The exhibition also offered over new 2,000 products about Police techniques like Police helicopters, rescue helicopters, police’s warships, modern police’s medias, police tactical weapons, clothes of police, police shoes and boots, police body armor, police satellite, OS tactical commander of the police, weapons and ammunitions against demonstrators and disperse a crowd, remote sensing devices, aerial reconnaissances, devices to fight criminals use high-tech,etc…

Aircraft Police EC 155 B1 Federal Police of Germany offers at the Fair

          At Eurosatory Fair 2012, Frace’s General Directorate for Agency (DGA) introduced mine detection robot MINIROGEN

          Robot MINIROGEN (Cobra Mk2) had been invented and made by ECA Robotics company, it frames four-wheel base, weighs nearly 6kg and be controlled with a remote.

Mine Detection Robot MINIROGEN

          With compact size, it can even find explosives under the car.

          Robot equipped some cameras, lights and able to work both day / night.

          MINIROGEN able to complete the mission within a radius up to 250m, away from the operator during 2.5 hours.

          December, 2011 Department of Defense and Ministry of Home Affairs of Frace ordered ECA Robotics company to produce 29 MINIROGEN robots. In addition France, Defense Engineering robots have equipped in many countries including the U.S. and Ixraen.

           Product weapon companies of  Russian offered some new kinds of snipers are equipped for Rusia’s Police units and Special forces.

The new sniper rifle of the Russian Federation Guard offers at the fair

          In Exhibition, Viet nam Military and Police delegates interested in new necessary light weapons to equip for college teams, platoons in the military units and police forces.

          In Turkey, Vietnam Ministry of Public Security Delegation visited and held weapon tests at MKE company (The Complex industrial of mechanical and chemical).

Vietnam Public Security Ministry delegations are monitoring test firing guns in the MKE MP5 company

          MKE company founded in 1950 is the biggest company manufacture and trade weapons of Turkey. It located on the outskirts of capital Ankara and away about 70km from the Ankara center.

          The company was built on an old weapons factory that had founded since 15th century. The company was reorganized in 1832 to produce infantry guns and has become officially the biggest center weapons production of Turkey from 1832.

          The company has 12 factories and member companies with 7430 employees. The company produces four main groups of weapons, military equipments, including: information and telecommunications, long-range missiles, common weapons, dynamites and large damage weapons.

MP5 pistols equip  for guard police forces and mobility police force

          The company had relationships with more than 40 countries around the world. including Vietnam. Vietnam delegation has studied and interested in MP5 pistols to equip for the guard police forces.

Nhat Nam

Translated by Cain Vu