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Military Defense Industry Technology - Hurricane 8x8 APC
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| KrAZ and Streit Group unveil new Hurricane 8x8 armoured personnel carrier at IDEX 2015. | |||
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At the International Defense Exhibition of Abu Dhabi, IDEX 2015, the Ukrainian defense Company KrAZ and the UAE-based Company Streit Group have presented a new 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicle based on heavy duty off-road KrAZ 8x8 truck chassis.
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 KrAZ Hurricane 8x8 APC in live demonstration at the training center of Streit Group in UAE. |
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The Hurricane is a new concept of large four-axle armoured personnel carrier based on the 8x8 KrAZ-7634HE engine-behind-cab chassis. The Hurricane is motorized with a Cummins engine and Allison automatic transmission,
The Hurricane provides a standard ballistic protection STANAG 4569 Level 2, but it can be protected up to STANAG Level 4. The all-welded steel armoured forward control cab has a large windscreen and a single forward-opening door in either side provided with a small bulletproof window. The rear part of the vehicle is used to carry a total of 12 military personnel. The Hurricane interior can be fully customized to specific requirements which include jump seats, benches, and individual bucket seats with safety features for personnel protection during high speed and off-road maneuvers. |
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