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Army Recognition
IDEX 2017 Official Online Show Daily News Media Partner International Defence Exhibition & Conference 19 - 23 February 2017 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Bogdan Corporation at IDEX 2017
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Bogdan Corporation is developing a new multi-function all-terrain armored vehicle that will be unveiled at the IDEX 2017 exhibition in February, company officials have confirmed. According to press service of Bogdan Corporation, the new BARS-8 multi-function armored vehicle expects to receive orders from Ukraine’s military and security forces at least for 10 multi-purpose BARS-8 vehicles within contract which amounts approximately to 60 mln. UAH (USD 2.2 mln).
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 Bogdan corporation BARS-8 (credits: army recognition ) |
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The BARS-8 was designed in Ukraine and is equipped according to the most up-to-date demands arisen by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. The multipurpose 4×4 armoured vehicle Bars-8 uses a 4×4 Dodge Ram chassis which offers high level of mobility to meets the world modern requirement of modern military combat vehicle. In armoured personnel carrier variant, the vehicle can carry a total of 10 military personnel including commander, driver and gunner.
The BARS-8 can be fitted with a wide range of weapons systems including open-top manual turret or remotely controlled weapon station which can be armed with a machine gun up to 12.7mm caliber. The vehicle is motorized with a 6.7l turbo diesel engine made by Cummins (385 h.p.). It can run at a maximum road speed of 110 km/h. The BARS-8 has a total combat weight of 8,500 kg and its has a payload capacity of 2, 000 kg. Mine and ballistic protection according to STANAG 4569 Level 2 standard. |
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