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Fri, 09/09/2011 - 12:23
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Putin to attend Nizhni Tagil arms show.


NIZHNI TAGIL, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
will attend the annual arms show in Nizhni Tagil on Friday which will for
the first time display the modernized T-90C army tank.
Putin will visit the Uralvagonzavod producer of the tank which said
"it can fight in various weather conditions and achieve success in various
types of modern ground combat."
The tank has a modified 125-mm gun that increases precision of
long-distance fire. The commander will now have a machine-gun to fire at
close targets while the vehicle is capable of automatically raising a
screen against laser-guided missiles and has a system of electromagnetic
protection against mines.

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