Kazakhstan to Jointly Produce Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
An unexpected agreement was signed at Kadex 2012 Show by the representatives of Kyiv and Astana about a local production of the Ukrainian 8×8 BTR-4 wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) of which Kazakhstan is meant to receive 100. The contract’s value is being estimated around US$150 million.
The BTR-4 was developed by the Ukraine based KMDB company and was unveiled in 2006. A year later the company sealed its first export contract, for the delivery of 336 BTR-4 vehicles to Iraq, as part of a multi-billion program. First shipments of 88 such vehicles were delivered in 2011.
The BTR-4 with the Grom turret mounting 30mm cannon, 7,62 coaxial machine gun, 30mm automatic grenade launcher and four Konkurs or Barrier anti-tank missiles.
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