Russia has 70 weapon systems at arms show MOSCOW, March 6 (UPI) -- Russia will have a major exhibition at the upcoming International Defense and Security -- 2012 exhibition in Thailand. The Russian Federation's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation stated that Russian armaments companies will display more than 70 models of arms and military equipment at the exhibition. The International Defense and Security -- 2012 exhibition opened Monday with more than 250 companies from 30 countries displaying wares to governments seeking armaments purchases, the Russkoe Informatsionnoe Agenstvo reported Tuesday. A major Russian arms exhibitor in Bangkok is the Russian Federation's Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant. Among the various Izhmash products on offer are its advanced sniper rifles SVD, SV-98 and SVDS, AN-94 assault rifles, the Bizon submachine gun and a variety of Saiga carbine modifications. Izhmash will also be displaying its Krasnopol and Kitolov-2m precision guided artillery shells. The Izhmash armaments factory has a long history, as its predecessor was founded by Czar Aleksander I in 1807 during the Napoleonic wars.