The events of the Army-2021 international military-technical forum will be held for the first time at the sites of the Southern Military District in South Ossetia, Vadim Astafyev, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, told reporters.
"For the first time in South Ossetia, on the territory of the Russian military base of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, the events of the Army-2021 international military-technical forum will take place," he said, adding that the forum will be held on August 26-28 at the Patriot Park of the «Russian formation in Tskhinval.
The servicemen will demonstrate to the guests the samples of modern military equipment and small arms that are in service with the base. Specially prepared exhibition areas will feature tracked, wheeled military equipment and small arms, in particular, T-72A tanks, BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, "Tor" tactical anti-aircraft missile system, "Tunguska" anti-aircraft gun and missile system, 120-mm mortars "Sani", guns, communication stations.
The servicemen of the Southern Military District will also demonstrate to the guests of the Forum the practical actions of the personnel and crews of military vehicles to block and destroy the camp of an illegal armed formation, the actions of dog trainers and service dogs when explosives are detected, the capture and detention of offenders. Operators of domestic drones "Tachyon" will show the procedure for using unmanned aerial vehicles.
Also, the Forum will organize sports and military games, entertainment venues of cultural, artistic and military-patriotic orientation, and a field kitchen will also be functioning.
In total, the Forum will be held in 18 regions on the territory of the district and foreign military bases of the Southern Military District. Events are planned from 26 to 28 August 2021. The formations and military units of the Southern Military District are preparing to use about 300 units of modern military and special equipment, 20 ships and vessels, about 70 aircraft and helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District, as well as the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet.
