The 11th edition of the well-known international trade fair for defence and security technology - IDEB Defence & Security - ended yesterday. The three-day event, which took place in Bratislava's Incheba Expo Arena, provided an opportunity for the presentation of new products, systems, equipment and services for defence, security and rescue forces. More than 100 companies from 12 countries presented themselves at the fair. Among them was the Swedish company BAE Systems Hägglunds together with its Slovak partners, including our company. The intention of this international cooperation is the production and delivery of 152 pieces of tracked armoured combat vehicle CV90MkIV for the Slovak Armed Forces.

On this occasion, a press briefing was also held at the stand, which was dominated by the CV90120 light tank. Visitors could thus not only learn about the progress made in the implementation of the project, but also see a number of components from Slovak partners that will be part of the CV90 vehicles. Our company presented the completed version of the modern D-series turret, which will not only provide the vehicle crew with increased protection, but also plenty of space and ergonomic improvements.

Ing. Ján Michálek, Business Director of KOVAL SYSTEMS, a. s., in his speech thanked for the opportunity to cooperate on this important and significant project. He also appreciated the quality cooperation with renowned Slovak manufacturers in the defence industry, such as EVPÚ, Aliter Technologies, RAY Service and ZTS - Special. "At the moment a massive tech-transfer is being done, transfer of technologies, knowledge, information, design documentation, patents, certificates, etc., so everything is really going as it should," he said, describing the current situation in our company.

Further interesting information can be found in the report from the press conference, which was also attended by representatives of the above-mentioned companies: