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Russian uniformed services to start receiving SPM-3 Medved wheeled vehicles in 2017 Tass 52907164.
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Defence & Security News - Russia
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Russian uniformed services to start receiving SPM-3 Medved wheeled vehicles in 2017 | |||
The fielding of the SPM-3 Medved special armored wheeled vehicle with the Russian Interior Ministry will begin next year, Sergei Suvorov, spokesman for Russian defense contractor Military Industrial Company, has told journalists.
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"The vehicle entered service with the Russian Interior Ministry in February, and its fielding will commence in 2017," Suvorov said.
The SPM-3 Medved is designed as means of transport and operational vehicle and can mount various weapons and mission equipment. Its hull and armored-glass windows feature the Class 6A ballistic protection. The SPM-3 Medved, with the nickname “The Bear” is wheeled armoured vehicle of Russian category equivalent of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush protected vehicle) family vehicle |
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