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Company Minotor-Service of Belarus presents a new concept of 4x4 amphibious armoured vehicle 12501161.
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Defence & Security News - Belarus
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During the visit by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, at the facility of the Belarusian Company Minotor-Service, engineers of the Company have presented a new project of 4x4 armoured vehicle which seems similar to the US Oshkosh M-ATV MRAP.
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 Scale model of the new project of Minotor-Service 4x4 amphibious armoured vehicle |
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Minotor-Srvices has designed a new concept of mine protected vehicle that has an high level of protection against ballistic and mine threats but which have also the capacity to be amphibious.
A scale model of the vehicle was unveiled during the visit of the Belarus President. The layout of the new vehicle is standard with the engine at the front and the crew compartment at the rear. The top of the crew compartment is fitted at the front with two small hatches for driver and commander and the rear part is able to receive a full range of weapon systems as machine gun weapon station, air defense or anti-tank weapon systems. The total weight of the vehicle allows a transport by military aircraft as the IL-76, AN-70, C-130 and A400M. The production of the first prototype of the vehicle is planned for the end of 2016. The Belarusian defense sector currently involves 139 companies, half of which are private. The most important thing, according to Alexander Lukashenko, is that the company should be effective in the first place and benefit the state. Based in Minsk, Belarus, Minotor-Service Enterprise designs, manufactures and maintains land and amphibious tracked combat vehicles designed for the use of armed and security forces. |
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