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DEFENSE MINISTRY TO BUY TIGR ARMORED VEHICLES
Tigr multipurpose military vehicle
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, February 22 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense
Ministry is interested in buying Russian-made Tigr (Tiger) armored
vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.
Different modifications of the vehicles exist, including those armed
with antitank rockets that can effectively engage a superior enemy
force as large as a tank company, he said.
This particular modification is being developed by the Arzamas
Machine-Manufacturing Plant in conjunction with the Tula-based KB
Priborostroyenia [Instrument Building] Design Bureau.
"We will show this machine at an exhibition in Nizhny Tagil. I think
it will impress everyone - both our enemies and our state contracting
authorities," Rogozin said.
He said it is wrong to buy 100-percent foreign-made military arms and
equipment, because such policy is detrimental to domestic manufacturers
and does not involve technology transfers.
Rogozin also said the state will support private firms working
under state defense contracts, adding that the relevant legislation
is pending.
The SPM-2 GAZ-233036 Tigr (Tiger) is a high-mobility multipurpose
military vehicle manufactured by MIC, a GAZ Group division, at the
Arzamas machine-manufacturing plant.
It has a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can carry up
to nine personnel or 1.2 tons of cargo.
Tigr multipurpose military vehicle
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, February 22 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense
Ministry is interested in buying Russian-made Tigr (Tiger) armored
vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.
Different modifications of the vehicles exist, including those armed
with antitank rockets that can effectively engage a superior enemy
force as large as a tank company, he said.
This particular modification is being developed by the Arzamas
Machine-Manufacturing Plant in conjunction with the Tula-based KB
Priborostroyenia [Instrument Building] Design Bureau.
"We will show this machine at an exhibition in Nizhny Tagil. I think
it will impress everyone - both our enemies and our state contracting
authorities," Rogozin said.
He said it is wrong to buy 100-percent foreign-made military arms and
equipment, because such policy is detrimental to domestic manufacturers
and does not involve technology transfers.
Rogozin also said the state will support private firms working
under state defense contracts, adding that the relevant legislation
is pending.
The SPM-2 GAZ-233036 Tigr (Tiger) is a high-mobility multipurpose
military vehicle manufactured by MIC, a GAZ Group division, at the
Arzamas machine-manufacturing plant.
It has a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can carry up
to nine personnel or 1.2 tons of cargo.