Armored Frontier Automobile

Armored Frontier Automobile (BMP)

“KORA” was engaged in armored frontier automobile project-97 (object “Vistrel”) since May 2000 until August 2001.

“KORA”’s participation in the project was customized for Russian Federal Border Services.

To the start of the project there was one copy of a model with armor imitation manufactured by the specialists from the Ministry of Defense and MBTU Baumann. At first, “KORA” was supposed to elaborate an engineering documentation by sketching an existing armored frontier automobile model; however as a result of model’s analysis, we have found many substantial engineering imperfections that would not allow launching the automobile to a serial production. Particularly, there was a cabin on the model, which was partially welded with clipped chassis frame KAMAZ-4326 (“donor” of Armored Frontier Automobile’s aggregates), which substantially weighted down the structure and did not allow to achieve cabin’s necessary firm characteristics.

A decision was made to develop a new cabin of armored frontier automobile in dimensions of existing model that complies with Technical Task requirements.

Working in close cooperation with specialists from Kurgan Machine-Building Factory and completing their recommendations, “KORA”’s engineering team had designed engineering documentation for armored frontier automobile in no time. Then, on original three armor structures were manufactured for “KurganMashZavod”, and passed to Naberezhnye Chelny for the following chassis aggregates, ceiling accessories and other equipment.

Assembly of three pilot samples according to KORA’s engineering documentation was finished to august 2001 due to the effort of our production plant. One of the samples of frontier armored automobile was presented at the annual exhibition of special auto technology in Bronnizaca, two of others went to the performance tests.

Further serial manufacturing installation works of AFA-97 were conducted by the specialists from “KAMAZ” TSC.