Thursday, December 04, 2008

BTR-70

IOC: 1978

Also Known As
BTR-70Kh
BTR-70KShM
BTR-70MS
Kobra K2K (upgraded version)

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
GAZ Group

Description: BTR-70 is an 8x8 armored vehicle developed by the Soviet Union as the successor to BTR-60 wheeled vehicle. It is powered by two 120-hp gasoline engine and is fitted with special layered armor for enhanced protection. BTR-70 serves as a high mobility troops transport and is equipped with a turret-mounted 14.5mm gun.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 8

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 14.50 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.4 m, Length 7.8 m, Width 2.8 m

Weights: Max Weight 11,500 kg (25,353 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Max Range 450 km (243 nm), Top Speed 22 mps (43 kt)

Power: Power 240 shp

Other: Wheels 8

BTR-70 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

BTR-70; items: 18; transferred from Ukraine to Nigeria in 2007
Items: 18

BTR-70 modernizated as Kobra K2K and MTP Kobra K2; items: 2; transferred from Belarus to Sudan in 2007
Items: 2

BTR-70?; items: 50; transferred from Jordan to Iraq in 2004
Items: 50

BTR-70; items: 10; transferred from Belarus to Sudan in 2004
Items: 10

BTR-70; items: 5; transferred from Ukraine to China in 2000
Items: 5

BTR-70; items: 60; transferred from Germany to Macedonia in 1998
Items: 60

BTR-70; items: 2; transferred from Germany to United States of America in 1993
Items: 2

BTR-70; items: 1; transferred from Germany to Belgium in 1992
Items: 1

Operators

see operators map

Belarus

China

Estonia

As of	Holdings
2007	3
2006	3

Germany

Iraq

Jordan

Macedonia

Nigeria

Russia

Sudan

Ukraine

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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