Prospective work of LLC "Military-Industrial Company"
On August 24, 2017, TASS agency published an interesting interview with the General Director of the Military Industrial Company (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.
The largest manufacturer of wheeled armored personnel carriers in Russia The military industrial company (VPK) continues to create new cars in the interests of the military. The experimental design work (ROC) for the new generation of Tigers has already been opened, a medical version of the armored "beast" has been created, and a prototype of the modernized BTR-87 has been presented. General director of the company Alexander Krasovitsky told about these and other projects in the field of wheeled armored vehicles, as well as about deliveries of "Tigers" abroad and results of the company's activity last year in an interview with TASS on the fields of the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2017".
- Please tell us about the novelty of the forum - BTR-87.
- This is an enterprising pilot-design work, which the military-industrial complex has made on an initiative basis at its own expense. There may be a stern exit for paratroopers with a swinging door, as presented in the sample at the exhibition, or we can make a very comfortable folding ramp again in the stern. This is the main difference between the BTR-87 and the BTR-82A, where the landing is disembarked through hatches that are located in the sides of the hull.
Plus, the fact that the engine is in front, also increases the safety of the crew. In addition, there is a more "toothy" combat module: anti-tank guided missiles are added and our traditional 30-millimeter cannon is used. The machine should first of all be interested in our native Ministry of Defense, and after that we will deduce it to foreign markets. BTR-87 has already passed a number of tests, now we represent the first sample of the Ministry of Defense of Russia in order to open an experimental design work in the interests of the military department.
- What about the "Tiger" project with a 30-millimeter gun?
- We showed it in 2016, already fired from this car. This, again, is an initiative development, which we and our colleagues from the "766 UPTK" did quickly enough.
The combat module of this machine can be controlled remotely within a radius of up to one kilometer, or it can work in standalone mode according to the program. Nobody believed that we could put a 30mm cannon on a four-axle machine weighing up to 8 tons, but we showed that it is feasible and that it works. In principle, we are ready to make such machines, now we are looking for customers.
- The Ministry of Defense announced that they are interested in this sample. Is there an arrangement?
- I told about this machine to Sergey Kuzhugetovich (Shoigu - TASS comment) in Sochi during a meeting with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. He said that we are ready to begin production of this sample.
Today, I know, KamAZ makes a Typhoon with a 30mm cannon, but it's heavier and almost twice as expensive. I believe that the potential of our car is very large. Arrangements with the Defense Ministry on procurement yet, but we are in the process of opening up a pilot project in the military. It will be called "Leopard". There is already a decision by Yuri Ivanovich Borisov to open this ROC. Now we go through all the stages.
"Will you open this year?"
- I think yes. A couple of months, and we'll open it.
- How did the scraped-off Tigers go through the tests? Will there be supplies to the Airborne Forces?
- We threw this car at different angles, from different heights. The paratroopers deliberately turned over to the roof, then put them on the wheels, the car started and went. Now we are at the stage of finding a counterparty, who will make us a special platform for the landing of the Tiger.
- What are the prospects for the new machine "Bear"?
- In my opinion, this is one of the most secure machines our company makes. "Bear" holds under the bottom seven kilograms of TNT. We hope that sales of this car will go. She is already interested in foreign customers, and "Bear" is accepted for the supply of Rosgvardia, which plans to continue purchasing this machine.
- It was reported that Egypt wants to buy from Russia armored vehicles "Tiger". Are there arrangements?
- Yes, we are working, we are talking about 50 machines, and, probably, in the near future we will sign a contract.
- What about the project of a new generation of "Tigers", and how will it be called?
- We opened the OCD in the interests of the Ministry of Defense, whose name is "Athlete". It's no secret that the Tiger is 10 years old, and during this time we made about 700 changes to the design. Now we understand that it is necessary to increase mine resistance and ballistic resistance. It will be a more powerful car, designed for 10 people, it will be much more comfortable for the crew.
- Are there any new contracts for the supply of your cars abroad?
- Yes, but I would not like to disclose the details, so as not to frighten them away, as they say.
- At what stage is the work on the project "Boomerang"?
- Today the car passes preliminary tests, every day we pass the tests, we are shooting. In addition, we will shoot at the dynamic display, and in the dynamics we will show the BTR-82A with a thermal imaging sight.
- By the way, from what year will the deliveries to the troops of BTR-82A with a thermal imaging sight begin?
- Since 2019, all APCs will be supplied with a thermal imaging sight. If necessary, we are ready to make overhaul and put these sights on the armored personnel carriers in service.
- Tell me more about your new medical "Tiger".
- We made this machine in an initiative six months ago. This car can be made in both armored and unarmored versions.
We plan to do it on the basis of the 136th "Tiger", this is the fifth class of protection that keeps the hit of a bullet with a heat-strengthened core from a 7.62 mm caliber Kalashnikov assault rifle. The car became taller, there can be placed four wounded soldiers in a horizontal position or four in a sitting position, plus a driver, a doctor or a paramedic and another medical worker. The horizon of sales is also good, today foreign colleagues are beginning to be interested.
- How did the year 2016 end for the company?
- For today, I position the company at a good level, we are developing, our products are in demand, despite the difficult political situation. Moreover, another plant, the Bryansk Arsenal, entered the company, and now we are on the way to joining the Zavolzhsky plant of caterpillar tractors, a decision on which has already been taken, this will happen in January-February. We are becoming a large holding company that produces armored vehicles.
- How is the import substitution program carried out?
- The current situation only helped us to develop. Today, many things have mastered themselves, and those pieces of iron that we previously bought from the countries of NATO or Ukraine, we have mastered in production. We have built up new competencies and are independent of anyone.
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