Azerbaijan orders new Russian-made light armoured tactical vehicles Scorpion and Scorpion B 2705122

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Sunday, May 27, 2012, 11:04 AM
 
Azerbaijan orders new Russian-made light armoured tactical vehicles Scorpion and Scorpion B.
The security agencies of Azerbaijan ordered Russian-made armored light airborne attack vehicle “Skorpion B” and unarmored personnel carriers “Skorpion”, Deputy General Director of Russia-based “Zashchita” Corporation CJSC Alexey Kagarlitsky told APA’s Moscow correspondent.
     
The security agencies of Azerbaijan ordered Russian-made armored light airborne attack vehicle “Skorpion B” and unarmored personnel carriers “Skorpion”, Deputy General Director of Russia-based “Zashchita” Corporation CJSC Alexey Kagarlitsky told APA’s Moscow correspondent.
Russian-made Skorpion light tactical vehicle
     

According to him, Azerbaijan’s security agencies and “Zashchita” Corporation CJSC hold negotiations on sales of above-mentioned vehicles and Azerbaijani side ordered several Skorpions.

In October 2011, the Russian Defence industry unveils a new light tactical vehicle, the Skorpion-2M. A video of the vehicle was show on the press agency web site RIA Novosti.

The Skorpion is a cross between a passenger car and an off-roader. The Skorpion-2 can carry up to 10 people. There is also an armored version of the Skorpion who was named Skorpion LTA in Russia, probably the Skorpion-B variant for Azerbaijan.

The Skorpion-B is protected against firing of small arms and land mines explosions 6kg of TNT under the chassis, the vehicle can be used for patrol, security tasks and to escort convoys.

     
The Skorpion-B is protected against firing of small arms and land mines explosions 6kg of TNT under the chassis, the vehicle can be used for patrol, security tasks and to escort convoys.
Russian-made Skorpion LTA (Scorpion-B) light airborne attack protected vehicle