Photos: Russian Military Vehicle Demonstration: VPK, Ural and KAMAZ vehicles
First part of the photo report from 10-th June 2011 exhibition of prospective and updated military vehicles at the test range of military vehicles research and test centre, 3rd Central research institute of Ministry of Defence (former 21st research and test institute of MoD) located in Bronnitsy outside Moscow.
Military design companies demonstrated new models as well as updated versions of older vehicles. The show featured advanced trucks from the Ural, KAMAZ and BAZ companies. New launching vehicle 5P90S and VPK-3924 Medved MRAP was also shown to the public.
The second part of the report from exhibition of prospective and updated military vehicles at the test range of military vehicles research and test centre in Bronnitsy.
The third part of the report from exhibition of prospective and updated military vehicles at the test range of military vehicles research and test centre of 3rd Central research institute of Ministry of Defence in Bronnitsy.
This part includes photos of the vehicles from VPK, ZIL and Corporation Zaschita companies static displays. It should be noted, VPK company showed several new vehicles. Medved MRAP you could already notice in the first part of the report. They also showed Tigr-M, new Tigr-6a as a competitor for Iveco LMV, and Volk with new drivers cabin equipment and more advanced seats. Corporation Zaschita showed recently designed Skorpion-LTA, wide range of updated UAZ vehicles and armored vehicles on Gazel and Ural chassis.
The fourth part of the report from demonstration of military vehicles at Bronnitsy test rage. Ural and KAMAZ trucks, updated KAMAZ-43269 Vistrel, Pantsir-S1, recovery and repair vehicles.
Never seen tracked vehicle suspension with such a high degree of freedom. Look at the position of the first contact wheel in the front highlighted in boxes below:
^^ Could be. The caterpillar tracks are very loosely bound and it has its advantages in that they can be easily fixed but then cannot take the strain a vehicle would typically take in a battle. It just stuck out to me.