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Kozak (armored personnel carrier)

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Type
  
Light Armored Vehicle

Designed
  
2008-2009

Produced
  
2009, 2014-2015

Place of origin
  
Ukraine

Manufacturer
  
NPO Practika

No. built
  
13

Kozak (armored personnel carrier)

The Kozak (Ukrainian: Козак, Kozak meaning for Cossack in Ukrainian) is a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier with "V"-shaped hull intended to transport personnel and various loads.

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Production

The first Kozak vehicle first appeared in August 24, 2009 on Independence Day of Ukraine military parade in Kyiv

Only two vehicles were made until March 2014.

Third vehicle (also known as «Kozak-2014») was built in November 2014. In March 2015 the vehicle was armed with the NSV machine gun

Another variant, the Kozak-2014, was built in 2015 and armed with anti-tank guided missile system. In May 2015 the vehicle was appeared in 169th Training Centre

Variants

  • SRM-1 "Kozak-" (Ukrainian: СРМ-1 "Козак-1") - light armored vehicle based on the Iveco Daily 55S18W 4x4 сhassis
  • «Kozak-2014» - armored personnel carrier based on the Iveco Eurocargo сhassis
  • «Kozak-2015» - armored personnel carrier based on the Iveco Daily сhassis

    • Operators

  •  Ukraine
  • State Border Guard Service of Ukraine received one SRM-1 "Kozak" January 19, 2015 The second "Kozak-2014" vehicle was received by Border Guard Service May 28, 2015
  • National Guard of Ukraine received ten "Kozak-2014" vehicles July 6, 2015

    • References

    Kozak (armored personnel carrier) Wikipedia
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