Ukraine exhibits new Sarmat combat module at Eurosatory-2014 in Paris
▻http://www.kyivpost.com/content/lifestyle/ukraine-exhibits-new-sarmat-combat-module-at-eurosatory-2014-in-paris-3523
A leading Ukrainian designer of high-precision armaments, State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch, has presented for the first time the Sarmat combat module - at the Eurosatory-2014 exhibition in Paris.
La société d’armement d’état UkrOboronProm a le plaisir de vous présenter son module de combat Sarmate
Monté ici sur un 6x6 Varan produit par Streit Group à Dubaï.
(évidemment, le module est un peu tronqué, mais comme le laisse imaginer le panneau déposé sur le véhicule, les possibilités de cadrage étaient limitées…)
▻http://www.janes.com/article/39442/eurosatory-2014-streit-group-to-further-develop-varan
Interestingly, the Varan shown at Eurosatory sported a SARMAT remote weapon station (RWS) produced by Ukraine’s Luch design bureau. This is armed with a .50 cal machine gun plus four RK-3 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGWs), which each weigh 14.6 kg and have a range of 2,500 m, or two RK-2S ATGWs, which each weigh 29.5 kg and have a range of 5,000 m. The machine gun is mounted in the centre of the RWS, with the missiles to the left and guidance and thermal imaging devices to the right.
