Alexander Kuranov. The export of weapons from Czech Republic record increases in 2014 it amounted to almost half a billion dollars, this year could rise to 600 million dollars, said Tuesday correspondents the head of the Association of military factories of the Republic ji?? Hynek.

"Czech companies producing different types of defense equipment, each year they increase their deliveries to other countries. If in 2013 the Exports amounted to About 350 million dollars in the past year has increased almost up to 495 million dollars, and this year is forecast at 590-600 million dollars, " said Hynek at the opening in Brno 13th exhibition of defense equipment and safety systems IDET-2015, which brings together more than 300 companies from 20 countries.

About 30% of its production to the Czech defense industry exports to member countries of the EU, 20% in the Middle East and Asia, 10% in the USA. The fourth part of the supply amount to the different planes and their component parts, About 20% - ground equipment, the rest is electronic products, ammunition and hand weapons. In General 90% of the products of Czech companies producing different types of weapons Exported.

According to Gineka, Czech suppliers of arms to attract foreign customers very good ratio of quality and price. In addition, he said, the Czech defense industry, as opposed to from other suppliers willing to transfer part of the production in importing countries and training local employees. In his vision, in the future the requirement for exporters of weapons will only increase.

According to Hynek, the situation in Ukraine until not affected the increase of demands at Czech companies that produce weapons. Rather, this can be expected in 2015, he added.

in the twentieth century the then Czechoslovakia traditionally is considered to be one of the major arms producers in the EU. In the mid-1930s, the Republic was ranked first in the world in arms exports.

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