Mexico to lease Russian Gorets-M armoured special purpose vehicle

Mexico and Russia have reached an agreement for Servicio de Protección Federal (SFP) to lease a Gorets-M armoured special purpose vehicle on the KAMAZ-43502 4×4 chassis.

Gorets-M armoured vehicle was delivered from Russia to the Mexican port of Veracruz in October 2016. Servicio de Protección Federal leased Gorets-M for a year for trial operation.

The Gorets-M armored vehicle developed by «OKB Tehnika» and is intended for the transportation of the personnel on the battlefield and protection against bullets and fragments of improvised explosive devices (IED).

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It is based on the KAMAZ-43502 4×4 all-terrain truck developed by the KAMAZ company (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation). Gorets’ crew cabin and capsule are armored at Level 5 GOST R 50963-96 (Level 1 STANAG 4569, all-round protection against 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm ball bullets at a 30 m distance).

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