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Defence & Security News - Beijing Yanjing Motor Company
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| Beijing Yanjing Motor Company to produce Russian GAZ Tigr Multirole Utility Vehicles under license | |||
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People`s Republic of China`s (PRC) Beijing Yanjing Motor Company (BYMC) is producing Russian GAZ-2330-36/VPK-233136 Tigr (SPM-2) multirole utility vehicles (MUV) under license. The Chinese variant of the Tigr MUV has been unveiled at the China Military and Civilian Integration Expo 2016 (July 4 - July 6, 2016) in Beijing.
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 The YJ2080 Sentinel |
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The vehicle is designated as YJ2080 Sentinel in Chinese service. BYMC has fully localized the manufacturing process of the MUV. Its armoured hull is identical to the original Tigr car. YJ2080 has received new headlights and radiator grill. The Sentinel`s troops compartment has been fully remastered. The vehicle features new dashboard with single integrated multifunctional display (MFD) intended for the navigation system. The car`s lining is made of soft plastic. The crew`s anti-blast seats (ABS) have been replaced by non-protected ones. YJ2080 has a crew of two servicemen and can transport up to five soldiers with individual weapons and equipment. BYMC does not disclose the specifications of the Sentinel MUV. The type and designation of the vehicle`s engine are not known.
BYMC displayed three modifications of YJ2080 at the defense show. The first one was MUV intended for the transportation of troops on the battlefield. It can carry up to five soldiers. The vehicle is equipped with central hatch and pinpoints for the installation of light anti-personnel weapons, such Kalashnikov PKM machinegun chambered for 7.62x54Rmm round or automatic grenade launchers (AGL). The second vehicle is configured as mobile command post or police car. It can transport up to four soldiers and integrated electronic equipment. The third variant is a mobile radar station and two additional searchlights. BYMC does not disclose the technical specifications of the radar. |
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According to open sources, BYMC ordered five assembled Tigr vehicles and five technological kits for local assembly from Rosoboronexport in July 2008. In late 2008, this contract was followed by the second one that includes 10 ready GAZ-2330-36 vehicles and 90 technological kits. Most part of YJ2080 MUVs has been supplied to Chinese police/military police forces.
According to the Tigr`s original developer and manufacturer, Military Industrial Company (Russian acronym: VPK, Voyenno-Promishlennaya Kompaniya), VPK-233136 4x4 wheeled MUV has a full weight of 7,800 kg, a length of 5,700 mm, a width of 2,400 mm, a height of 2,300 mm, a maximum road speed of 120 km/h, an operational range of 1,000 km, a crew of two servicemen and a capacity of four to seven servicemen (it depends on the vehicle`s configuration). The vehicle is powered by YaMZ-5347-10 (215 h.p.) diesel engine. VPK-233136 is equipped with air cooling unit. The vehicle is armoured at Level 2 STANAG 4569 (all-round protection against 7.62mm steel core armour-piercing bullets at 30 m distance). |
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