Russian army Arctic brigade could be equipped with 150 fire support armoured vehicles for 2017 10910151

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Russian army Arctic brigade could be equipped with 150 fire support armoured vehicles for 2017
Russia’s Machine-Building Enterprise Muromteplovoz is ready to deliver 150 fire support and escort fighting vehicles to Arctic brigades within a year and a half, Enterprise CEO Yevgeny Tretyakov said at the ‘Innovation Day of the Russian Defense Ministry 2015’ exhibition.
     
Russia’s Machine-Building Enterprise Muromteplovoz is ready to deliver 150 fire support and escort fighting vehicles to Arctic brigades within a year and a half, Enterprise CEO Yevgeny Tretyakov said at the ‘Innovation Day of the Russian Defense Ministry 2015’ exhibition. Toros fire support vehicle at defense exhibition in Moscow.
     
"We are ready to build up to one hundred vehicles annually using our production facilities. Thus, a brigade-size set will be manufactured within a year and a half. The vehicle has already passed trials. The commanders of Arctic brigades are satisfied with its configuration. Now, it is up to the Russian Navy to take the decision about its entry into service," Tretyakov said.

Muromteplovoz is testing a family of armored vehicles on the MTLBu tracked chassis designed for Arctic brigades and Northern Fleet coastal defense forces.

The Toros fire support and escort fighting vehicle, armed with the 2A42 30mm automatic gun, the PKTM 7.62mm machinegun and the AG-17 automatic grenade launcher, was shown at the ‘Innovation Day’ exhibition. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). It is capable of negotiating water obstacles at a speed of 4- 6 km/h (2-4 mph). The vehicle is equipped with swamp tracks and a grader. The Toros fire support and escort fighting vehicle has the TKN-4GA day/night sight.

The family of armored vehicles on the MTLBu tracked chassis also comprises a self-propelled artillery system equipped with the 2A60 120mm rifled semiautomatic gun, the 2B14 82mm mobile mortar system, a medical evacuation vehicle, a command vehicle, an aircraft and electronic warfare control system and radars.

Muromteplovoz says that it is ready to start the serial production of vehicles on the MTLBu tracked chassis for Arctic units at any moment.
     
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