Partner-2025 Fair: Russian weapons in Belgrade, all samples tested in combat conditions

The Partner-2025 international arms fair began on Tuesday in Belgrade, with exhibitors from several countries, including Russia and China.

The full list of exhibitors can be found on the Partner.rs website.

Russian media report that Rosoboronexport will present the fifth-generation Checkmate tactical aircraft, the upgraded T-90MS tank, and other new products from the Russian defense industry at the exhibition in Belgrade, according to a press release from Rostec, RIA Novosti reports.

Rosoboronexport, part of Rostec, will participate in the Partner-2025 international exhibition of weapons and military equipment, which began on Tuesday and will last until September 26 in Belgrade, the Russian agency notes.

Among the new Russian products on display in the form of various promotional materials will be the upgraded T-90MS tank, the Kornet-EM remote-controlled anti-tank missile system, the Berezhok combat module, the latest models of small arms: AK-15 in various versions, RPL-7 and RPL-20 light machine guns, Chukavin sniper rifle, and others. For the aviation industry, the company will also offer an upgraded Yak-130M combat training aircraft, a 5th generation Checkmate light tactical aircraft, and a wide range of modern aviation weapons,” the Russian company said in a statement. According to Rostec, the main exhibits at the stand will be products from the state corporation: the Il-76MD-90A (E) military transport aircraft, the Mi-28NE combat helicopter, and the Pancir-S1M anti-aircraft missile and artillery system. In addition, the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system, developed and manufactured by the Almaz-Antej Air and Space Defense Concern, will be presented at the exhibition, the company said.

“In the unmanned aerial vehicle segment, Rosoboronexport will offer its partners a wide range of reconnaissance and reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as Lancet-E and Kub-2E ammunition. All models have been tested in real combat conditions, have shown high results, and have become leaders in the global market,” Rostec added.

The Russian news agency Tass reports that Rosoboronexport will also present electronic equipment at the exhibition that is successfully used by Russian law enforcement agencies.

According to the report, these include standardized modules for jamming the Pole-21E radio system to conceal objects from high-precision weapons, the R-330Z automated jamming station for satellite communications and satellite radio navigation system subscribers, the RB-504P-E product, and others.

“In the unmanned aerial vehicle segment, Rosoboronexport will offer its partners a wide range of reconnaissance and reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as Lancet-E and Kub-2E ammunition. All models have been tested in real combat conditions, have shown high results, and have become leaders in the global market,” they said.

Rosoboronexport has become a regular participant in Partner, the largest arms exhibition in Eastern Europe. We are very proud to be able to present modern products from Russian defense companies in Belgrade, demonstrating our readiness to provide comprehensive assistance to the brotherly people of Serbia in strengthening their national sovereignty and independence.

In 2025, the company will present new products in the field of weapons and military equipment for all branches of the armed forces, created and modernized taking into account the analysis of modern military conflicts,” Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told Tass./The Geopost/