Russian state company Rostec could use equipment from Brazilian defense contractor Mectron in the YAK-130 jet trainer, a senior executive said, as Russia turns to Latin America to offset sanctions imposed by the West over the crisis in Ukraine.
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A demonstration of a shoulder-launched SA-18 surface-to-air (SAM) missile at the Russian Rostec stand during the first day of the LADD defence and security fair, the biggest in Latin America, with the participation of exhibitors from around the world, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 9, 2013.
