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The T-90MS tank has passed tests in Kuwait: official.
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Russia to supply T-90MS battle tanks to Mideast

ABU DHABI, February 21, 2017

Russia has signed a large contact on the delivery of T-90MS main battle tanks to a Middle East country and plans to close a deal with another foreign customer soon, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing a senior government official.

"A large-scale contract was signed with a Middle East country in December. Another contract on this type of military output is expected to be signed soon," Russia’s Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said at the Idex 2017 international defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE without specifying the country.

The T-90MS tank was tested over two years in several Mideast countries, the minister added.

Deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Alexei Frolkin told Tass earlier on Monday that Russia was holding talks with some Mideast states on the sale of T-90MS tanks.

Russia’s defence manufacturer Uralvagonzavod CEO Oleg Siyenko has said the T-90MS has large prospects on the Mideast arms market, said the Tass report.

 The armoured vehicle has successfully passed tests in Kuwait, he added.




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