MINSK -- The ninth international defense technology expo MILEX 2019 kicked off in Belarusian capital Minsk on Wednesday. 

Rosoboronexport, Rostec's member, has been named the organizer of Russia’s joint exposition at the International Military Equipment Exhibition MILEX 2019 to take place in Minsk, Belarus, on May 15-18. 
 

The adoption by the Belarusian armed forces in early 2017 of the Cayman armored reconnaissance vehicle, which had recently entered serial production, represents a modest but significant step in the maturation of the Belarusian defense industry, and serves as one of several prominent indicators of an emerging trend in Belarusian military procurement patterns toward the acquisition of indigenously developed hardware in response to the country’s subtly shifting strategic demands. 

The Russian Navy plans to test missiles in international waters off Norway's coast this week, Norwegian and NATO officials say, as the Western military alliance conducts its largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War.