 Sergei Shogu, the much-touted Western equipment actually proved to be far from flawless. The much-touted Western military hardware failed to be flawless on the battlefield as evidenced by the combat trophies on display at the Army 2023 International Arms Show. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shogu said, �The much-touted Western equipment actually proved to be far from flawless. You can see for yourselves. If you look at the exposition of trophies, the defence chief said. The Army 2023 International Military Technical Forum is running at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center, the Albino Training Ground, and the Kubinka Airfield outside Moscow on August 14th to the 20th. The forum's exposition and business programme, where its participants will discuss the development of Russia's armed forces and its defence industry and international military technical cooperation, taking into account present-day realities, will bring together about 1,500 leading domestic defence enterprises. The forum will be open to specialists, foreign delegations and events under the scientific and business programme on August 15th to the 17th. It will be open to the public on August 18th to the 20th. The forum has been organised by the Russian Defence Ministry.