Saturday, January 31, 2015

Russia Set to Unveil World's Best Mechanized Infantry, Says Manufacturer

The Deputy CEO of Concern Tractor Plants asserts that Russia will create an infantry fighting vehicle which will offer abilities which are better than those of outside models.


© Sputnik/ Sergei Piatakov


MOSCOW, January 30 (Ooduarere) – Russia will create an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) with better capacities than outside models, the representative CEO of the Concern Tractor Plants holding said Friday.


The principal multi-reason reinforced vehicles will be placed in administration with the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) not long from now after support by a state commission


“We will produce new IFVs, the technical characteristics and price of which will be the best in the world. Another good fighting vehicle, the Puma, is made in Germany. Our IFV is not inferior to the Puma in terms of technical and tactical characteristics but is superior in swimming capacity,” Alexei Losev said.


He focused on that one of the fundamental preferences of the Russian IFV over European models is its capacity to overcome water hindrances.


The vehicle will partake in the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 beside other new military vehicle model.

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