STREIT Group Spartan
Spartan | |
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A police Spartan at the manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada | |
Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Canada |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars |
War in Donbass Iraqi Civil War (2014–present) |
Production history | |
Manufacturer |
STREIT Group KrAZ |
Specifications | |
Length | 6,020 mm (237 in) |
Width | 2,438 mm (96.0 in) |
Height | 2,378 mm (93.6 in) |
Crew | 2 |
Passengers | 6 |
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Main armament | Optional turret |
Engine |
Ford 6.7L Scorpion Turbo Diesel V8 400hp @ 2,800rpm |
Payload capacity | 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) |
Transmission |
Automatic, electronically controlled Four-wheel drive |
Suspension | Reinforced |
Fuel capacity | 257 l (57 imp gal; 68 US gal) |
Speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The STREIT Group Spartan is an armoured personnel carrier designed and built by STREIT Group in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada; it is also license produced by KrAZ (Kremenchuk Automobile Plant) in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
The Spartan can be used in a wide variety of applications, including military and police missions. It is able to withstand ballistic assaults and protect against grenade and land mine blasts.[1]
Operators
Argentina Kurdistan Nigeria[3] Oman Tunisia - Tunisian National Guard
- Tunisian police
Ukraine - Armed Forces of Ukraine – 30 KrAZ Spartans were given to Ukrainian Ground Forces in 2014.[4]
- National Guard of Ukraine – In early August 2014, the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine ordered 21 KrAZ Spartans for the National Guard of Ukraine. After the military parade dedicated to the 23rd Independence Day of Ukraine (August 24, 2014), they were sent into combat in Eastern Ukraine.[5]
Gallery
- Spartan police tactical vehicle
- Ukrainian KrAZ Spartan during a practice for the parade dedicated to the 23rd Independence Day of Ukraine (Kiev, Ukraine).
- Ukrainian KrAZ Spartan during a practice for the parade dedicated to the 25th Independence Day of Ukraine (Kiev, Ukraine).
References
- ↑ "Spartan APC (Streit)" (PDF). STREIT Group. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cómo son los nuevos blindados SWAT que utilizará Gendarmería".
- ↑ "Armored Spartan APC in Nigeria". Globial. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ Біла книга 2014: Збройні сили України. «Міністерство оборони України», 2015. стр.77
- ↑ "The National Guard of Ukraine will receive 21 KrAZ Spartan LAVs". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13.
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