Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant Open Joint Stock Company (Belarus) to showcases the new VOLAT MZKT-490100 mine-resistant light armored vehicle at the Eurosatory 2016 exhibition in France.
The VOLAT MZKT-490100 is a is a mine-resistant light armored vehicle initially designed by Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant Open Joint Stock Company as a private venture. The vehicle features a V-shaped wall monocoque armored hull design and offers advanced protection features and superior off-road mobility and can operate in urban, mountainous and difficult rural terrains.
The new armored vehicles has a chassis frame construction, with a traditional layout of front engine, middle crew compartment, and rear cargo area.
The VOLAT MZKT-490100 is designed primarily to be used by military for convoy protection, border patrol, counter insurgency, troop transportation, medical evacuation and command control vehicle.