“We invited 133 countries and territories to participate in the forum, and 74 of them have accepted,” Russian Defense Minister General Sergey Shoigu said. The Army-2021 Forum will bring together over 1,000 defense companies from Russia and other nations, providing an opportunity for countries to expand and improve their defense ties.

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The International Military-Technical Forum is an annual activity hosted by the Russian Defense Ministry.

For the first time, at this year's forum, foreign delegates will be able to attend the International Military-Technical Cooperation Day event on August 23 and 24, which will take place at the Alabino military grounds and Kubinka airport, and witness the combat capabilities of various pieces of modern military equipment and weapons.

The International Military-Technical Forum is an annual activity hosted by the Russian Defense Ministry. It aims at boosting cooperation in technical-military with countries across the world. The thematic exhibition of military equipment designed in the North Pole is the focus of the Army-2021 Forum. One hundred and eighty seminars on military building, technical-military and defense cooperation will be held as part of the Army-2021 Forum.

“We believe that the conference on the application of artificial intelligence in the defense and security sector is one of the noteworthy events,” he added.

The Army-2021 Forum is expected to attract the participation of 1.5 million people. Despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will feature 1,400 defense companies with 2,800 weapon products for military and civilian use.

As scheduled, the Army-2021 Forum will take place from August 22 to 28.

Translated by Khanh Ngan