Kazakhstan and Ukraine sign deal worth $ 150 million to manufacture armored vehicles

And Ukraine, and Kazakhstan signed an agreement for the joint manufacture of armored vehicles from model "PT R -4" Ukrainian worth $ 150 million.


The Director-General of the company "Okrobornbrom" Dmitry Birijudov Thursday, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan signed a deal for the joint manufacture of armored personnel carriers from Ukraine's BTR -4 $ 150 million, during the exhibition Kadicks 2012 for defense in the Kazakh capital, Astana.


He added that he will produce one hundred armored vehicles of the modern Ukrainian to 10 vehicles will be manufactured this year and 90 next year, and that the total value of $ 150 million deal.


In turn, the head of an engineering company Polat Smajolov Kazakh, Ukraine will ensure the provision of technology and systems for co-production, in addition to training employees, we are interested in developing joint projects, particularly with regard to large-caliber guns, and navigation systems and other defense elements.


The Kiev and Astana signed a preliminary agreement on cooperation in the repair and maintenance of armored vehicles at the end of 2011.


Referred to as the development of armored vehicle BTR -4 of the eight frames at the beginning of the new millennium, and its design differs completely from Soviet-era designs of armored vehicles of the models, "PT R -80" and "PT R -90."


Armored vehicles that were designed for the transfer of eight soldiers to the battlefield, and provide fire support for them in the cooler maximum temperatures and heat, and can be equipped with cannon of the caliber of 30 mm, and anti-tank missiles, and machine guns.