{"id":6825,"date":"2023-02-08T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francisko.net\/adex-2016-arms-supermarket-photo-report-from-baku\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T20:14:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:14:11","slug":"adex-2016-arms-supermarket-photo-report-from-baku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francisko.net\/en\/adex-2016-arms-supermarket-photo-report-from-baku\/","title":{"rendered":"ADEX 2016 – Arms Supermarket – photo report from Baku"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ADEXA couple of days ago I flew in from Baku. I will not describe my impressions of the trip, because this post is not about that. In this post, I will show some photos taken at the second international military exhibition ADEX 2016, which was held from September 27-30, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. I would like to clarify right away that I am not an expert in the field of weapons and defense, and I am not even a particular fan of militarism, I was just invited to take pictures of the event. So for me, all coolness of weapons and ammunition is determined by size, shape, and color \ud83d\ude42 As Sasha Baron Cohen used to say: “A nuclear warhead should have a pointy nose, so it sticks better into the ground…”<\/p>\n

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The scale of the event is certainly impressive. The exhibition was held in the “Baku Expo Center”, which is located near the airport – it is very convenient from a logistical point of view. Just outside the gates of the Expo Center you can see a huge pavilion and an equally large area where heavy wheeled and tracked vehicles are installed. Next to them is the hangar, where the service center “Ural Carriage Works” is located, which presented in all its glory the Ural Carriage Works T72 tank. Personally, I found it very interesting that the entire hangar is powered by a mobile wind generator.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the pavilion of UralVagonZavod, other armored vehicle manufacturers were also present at the site.
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After touring the grounds, we move to the exhibition center, where I was greeted by a military band in a beautiful red uniform.<\/p>\n

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We go to the registration desk, get a badge and go inside the pavilion.<\/p>\n

You can see at once that the exhibition is large-scale: there really are a lot of guests!<\/p>\n

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Immediately striking is a gold Iranian-made pistol. This is exactly the kind of weapon that harmonizes perfectly with an iPhone 7 and a gold Bentley:)<\/p>\n

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And here are the guys who lovingly created this 24-carat Miracle PK-9<\/p>\n

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Next I am greeted by a smiling guy and shown a sniper rifle, which can easily shoot through the armor of a car or a light armored vehicle. I took his business card just in case – just in case…. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Here are some more guys from this business. Do you remember the movie with Nicolas Cage? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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There were so many exhibits that I was inspired by <\/del>. For example, the armored car at an affordable price AZCAN looks very impressive: the cube and the multivan nervously stand aside.<\/p>\n

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And here is the Belarusian Katyusha, on which I was not allowed to climb – with the words: “In order not to damage”…. To do no harm, CARL!<\/p>\n

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As I wrote earlier, there was a lot of machinery at the show…<\/p>\n

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As well as all sorts of exhibits of mass and point-by-point destruction.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine was also represented at ADEX 2016. There will be a separate post with photos about our compatriots.<\/p>\n

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The exhibits, presented by different manufacturers, different countries, attracted attention.<\/p>\n

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And who buys it all?<\/p>\n

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At the exhibition you could “fly” a fighter jet…<\/p>\n

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…shoot from a Bazooka \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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… look into first-class night vision equipment<\/p>\n

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The exhibition was certainly impressive.<\/p>\n