Russia will unveil soon their first 152mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer Koalitsiya-SV

The first Russian-made 152mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer Koalitsiya-SV based on a KamAz truck will be presented at the defence exhibition REA 2013 (Russian Expo Arms) in Nizhny Tagil, September 2013. The Russian Defence Ministry has launched a programme to gradually replace tracked artillery pieces in its arsenal with wheeled types.

Koalitsiya-SV 152-mm twin-barrel howitzer 3d view.

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Russian airborne troops will be equipped soon with Tigr-M SPM-2 and Kamaz Typhoon armoured

The Russian Airborne Troops (RAT) will be mainly equipped with domestically-designed armored vehicles, including Tigr-M, RAT Commander Col. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov said. “Our brigade-level air assault units will have an armored car component based on Tigr vehicles,” Shamanov said at a news conference in RIA Novosti on Monday. “The deliveries of Tigr-M will start soon, and the first recipients of these vehicles will be special forces units.”

Tigr SPM-2 4x4 tactical armoured vehicle at Engineering Technologies defence exhibition in Moscow, Russia.

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