Georgian defense industry presents Didgori 4x4 armored at Eurosatory 2018.

Georgian Defense industry for the first time at Eurosatory 2018, the Land and Airland Defence & Security Exhibition in Paris (France), with the Company STC Delta, a local manufacturer of military products who presents two variants of the Didgori 2 armoured vehicle.

Georgian-made Didgori 2 armoured vehicle at Eurosatory 2018, the International Defense and Security Exhibition in Paris, France. (Picture source Army Recognition)

The Didgori 2 is a 4x4 armored personnel carrier vehicle fully designed and manufactured in Georgia by the "Delta" research center of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia. It was developed in 2009 based on the Didgori 1 using the same internal features with some additional components.

The Didgori 2 is based on a Ford F550 super heavy duty 4x4 truck chassis, all the mechanical components of Didgori 2 are time proven and easy accessible worldwide. The vehicle is motorized with a FORD turbo charged V8 Diesel engine developing 356hp. coupled to an automatic transmission with 6 forward and 1 reverse speeds.

The Didgori 2 can carry a total of 7 military personnel including driver and commander. To the front and side of the commander and driver are bulletproof windows. In either side of the hull is a forward-opening door. A large door is provided in the rear of the hull which opens to the right and is provided with a bulletproof window and firing port in the upper part.

At Eurosatory 2018, the Didgori 2 was fitted with a remotely operated weapon station armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun.

Georgian-made Didgori armoured vehicle in ambulance configuration at Eurosatory 2018, the International Defense and Security Exhibition in Paris, France. (Picture source Army Recognition)

The second vehicle showed by STC Delta at Eurosatory 2018 is the ambulance version of the Didgori 2 which has already been delivered to Saudi Arabia.

The Didgori armored medical evacuation vehicle is primary design to insure transportation of wounded soldiers from the front line of military operations and providing first medical aid during transportation. This medical evacuation vehicle on universal Ford F550 4×4 chassis and fully designed, assembled and tested by State Military Scientific-Technical Center “Delta” in Georgia.

The Didgori armour provides protection against firing of small arms 7.62mm caliber armor-piercing bullets shoot and artillery shell fragments. The body structure is designed specifically to have optimal angles of placing of armored plates to ensure maximum effectiveness against kinetic and mine blast threads.

There are four stretchers and special medical equipment in the rear part of the vehicle.