Patriot Expo Exhibition Center
Total amount of the Halls are more that 12 , and grown up. Some views of the different pavilions inside.
The main exhibitions:
- Space (military). Rockets, spacecrafts and the Military space engineering academy
- Strategic defense. Nuclear intercontinental rockets
- PVO. Anti-aircraft systems: SA-21 Growler (S-400)
- Aviation. Helicopters
- Aviation. Aircrafts
- Military navy ships
- GAPTU. Armored vehicle and auto HQ
- tanks, BMP, BMD and other AV
- military trucks, cars and other vehicles
- small arm shooting systems
- Field radio communication systems and computers
- military computers
- Optical systems (field recognition)
- VDV . Paratrooper systems
- Military uniforms and equipment’s
- Soldier equipment. Helmets
- Mine detectors
- special dress for the scouts
- Propaganda. Military painter studio
- Training systems: tank, BMP, AV
- Training systems: small arm shooting etc.
to be continued…
Army Forum 2023 (Patriot Park, Russia)
Army Forum is an annual international exhibition of weapons and military equipment, organized by the Ministry of Defense of Russia in the Moscow region on the territory of the Congress-Exhibition Center of the Patriot Park. The main purpose of the Army Forum is the static and dynamic Show for Russian and foreign customers the latest developments of the military-industrial complex enterprises from all cities and regions. The main foreign visitors of the forum are the military representatives of the Arab countries, Latin America, Asian countries, primarily Iran, China and North Korea. The forum is held in covered pavilions, as well as in an open area in the front of the buildings. A dynamic display of military vehicles equipment in the action is carried out at the training ground of the 2nd Taman Guards motorized Division, at the same site of the Army Games. The first 3-4 days the forum is open only for the official representatives and the delegations, another 3 days for the ordinary visitors, but with the mandatory ID registration.
Territory The Congress – Exhibition Center is located on the northeast side of Patriot Park, includes the several separate areas with many buildings and is constantly expanding. Recently built a large comfortable hotel. Travel to the training ground, where the all-army battle of tanks, artillery, helicopters and aircraft is shown, is carried out in the special buses.
The annual Army Forum has been held since 2015 and has a specific typical program, described below. In 2015, 70 foreign states took part in the forum, in 2019, before the Corona virus epidemic, there were already 120 states. The events of 2022-2023 drastically reduced the number of foreign representatives, leaving only the traditional “friends of Russia”, primarily Iran and North Korea, China, and African and Arab countries.
Army Forum 2023 Russia
In 2023, the Army Forum was held, in general, like all previous years, with the traditional program of the static and dynamic demonstrations of the military vehicles and equipment. Most of the exhibits were the same as in 2022, but with some differences. Taking into account the combat experience of 2022-2023, a lot of factory special protection of the tanks against the shock drones made in Turkey and the USA has appeared. In the past, since the war in Syria, Russian tanks have used makeshift mounted protective devices, jokingly called “barbecue grills.” Now all such protection has become scientifically based, tested and produced in the factory. There was also a lot of new equipment for the electronic warfare against the drones, the new electronic warfare stations. Of particular interest are the Russian unmanned percussion vehicles of the various design bureaus, which did not go into series, only experimental ones. There are many new armored personnel carriers for the Airborne Forces and Special Forces.
Army Forum 2023 general views
- Pavilion A and helicopters
- Pavilion D (main) entrance, registration and ticket office
- After registration, D from the inside
- Young Army, analogues you know before
- Trademark “Army of Russia”, fashion store and souvenirs
- Propaganda Z Heroes and their Feats
- Russian helicopter with the red star of the Soviet army
- Fountain and flags of forum participants – Angola, Venezuela..
- Shooting Range – the water, fountain and tank biathlon sign
- Army Forum 2023 main entrance to the pavilions
- The pilot shows to the VIP visitor inside the cockpit
- Classic photo for memory with the T-14 Armata tank
Tanks and armored vehicles on the Army Forum 2023
This year, new armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles and systems for protecting tanks from combat drones were presented at the Army Forum. Some armored personnel carriers are oversized and designed for special tasks and special forces, such as the GRU General Staff, the Airborne Forces and the TsSN FSB. Foreign representatives were especially interested in armored civilian vehicles that look like ordinary ones. The exhibition also featured three operational T-14 Armata tanks, including those with special camouflage nets. Of greatest interest are protective devices against drones, Turkish Bayraktar and American Javelins. Modern tanks have a vulnerable spot above the crew hatch, where guided projectiles fall. During the Syrian war, the first, primitive and self-made protective screens began to be made, jokingly called “barbecue grill”. A whole series of factory protection devices against drones and anti-tank missiles is presented at the Army Forum 2023. We show the most interesting ones below in the photo gallery.
- Gallery of new Russian tanks
- Main Automobile Armored Tank Directorate (GABTU) flag
- Tanks gallery side view
- The legendary Russian tank of the future T-14 Armata
- Tank T-14 MBT Armata in a camouflage net
- Tank T-14 Armata turret
- MBT tank T-14 Armata profile view
- one more photo of T-14 Armata tank
- other side of T-14 Armata tank
- Turret other side of T-14 Armata tank
- Main battle tank T-72B3M with modular complex drone suppression “Triton”
- battle tank T-72B3M with anti drone “Triton” side view
- Anti-drone modular system “Triton” on battle tank T-72B3M
- Main battle tank T-72B3M front view
- Turret other side view of T-72B3M tank
- Tank T-80BVM with anti-drone protection
- tank turret closeup
- The machine gun and protection on the other side
- Modern Russian tank T-90M with protection against drones
- Tank T-90M “Proryv” (Breakthroug) from the other side
- Drone protection on a T-90M tank turret
- Old T-62 tank from the Brezhnev era and the war in Afghanistan
- Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-2M
- BMP-2M with fighting compartment “Berezhok”
- IFV BMP-2M turret
- Russian Infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3
- BMP-3 other side
- New Infantry Fighting Vehicle B-11 “Kurganets 25”
- Infantry Fighting Vehicle B-11 “Kurganets 25”
- IFV B-11 “Kurganets 25” other view
- MBT T-14 “Armata” without camouflage net
- MBT T-14 Armata other view
- T-14 tank turret and driver’s triplexes
- Side view of MBT T-14 Armata tank
- Unmanned T-14 tank turret controlled from an armored capsule
- Armata tank turret side view
- MBT T-14 Armata turret back view
- T-14 Armata tank rear right view
- Side view of T-14 Armata tank
- Heavy assault gun 2S19M1 155 Msta-S (Farm)
- Self-propelled howitzer Msta-S, front view
- 2S19M1 guided artillery projectile Krasnopol-1, 155 mm.
- other side of 2S19M1 Self-propelled howitzer
- 2S19M1 New Russian camouflage “Syria” for Arab countries
to be continued soon
Armored cars and trucks