Despite the pandemic: the Ministry of Defense is preparing the largest forum
From 23 to 29 August 2020, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is holding one of the world's largest exhibitions of weapons and military equipment - the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2020". It will become the sixth in a row. Despite the fact that the event is taking place in the context of an ongoing pandemic, this year the forum will be the largest in its history.
“This year, in addition to traditional sites (the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Center, the Alabino training ground, the Kubinka airfield, all military districts and the Northern Fleet), events will also be held in the Astrakhan region at the Ashuluk training ground, where a unique program of countering unmanned aerial vehicles will be demonstrated. apparatuses, ”Major General Andrei Goncharov, Head of the Main Directorate of Research and Technological Support of Advanced Technologies (Innovative Research) of the Ministry of Defense, told TASS.
In total, according to the general, the events of the forum this year cover 43 sites located in various regions of the country - this applies to training grounds, airfields and branches of the Patriot park. The events of the scientific and business program also claim a wide geography. A distinctive feature of the forum will be that it will be held simultaneously with the International Army Games.
Traditionally, the events of the forum will be organized both for distinguished guests and specialists and for the general visitor.
On the first day of work, on August 23, a joint opening of the Forum and the Army Games will take place, the official part, the work of the first persons of the state, heads of state authorities, delegations of foreign states. The next three days - from 24 to 26 August - the site will be open for specialists, and from 27 to 29 August everyone will be able to visit the Forum.
Within the framework of the forthcoming Army-2020 forum, exhibition, demonstration, scientific and business programs, as well as protocol and cultural events are envisaged.