Wednesday, November 29, 2017

President Poroshenko: an armored vehicle BTR-4MB1 is a fundamental new level of armored vehicles for Ukrainian Armed Forces.



November 29, 2017 (UkrOboronProm) BTR-4MB1, developed in Kharkiv by specialists of Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau, has been introduced for the first time in Ukraine in the framework of the international exhibition "Arms and Security 2017".
The new BTR-4MV1 is equipped with an opto-electronic gun sight with a powerful thermal imager and a high-precision digital fire control system. Due to this, combat vehicle crew is able to destroy the enemy at the maximum range of the weapons not only during the day, but also at night or under the bad weather conditions. In accordance with the latest NATO armament trends, specialists managed to achieve a fundamentally new level of BTR-4protection.

 BTR-4MB1 provides the highest level of protection for this class of armored vehicles; the modular armor approach and multi-purpose compartments, allowing to room additional fuel tanks, floats or additional armor – we can now re-equip BTR-4MB1 in minimal time. In addition, the use of combat modules also allows replacing of armament of a combat vehicle. As of today, the BTR-4MB1 can be adapted for to perform any task – from patrol to amphibious vehicle for marines. This approach – used in the best samples of armored vehicles of NATO countries, is already implemented in Ukrainian BTR-4", – said the head of “Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau” Oleksiy Babich.

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