KAMAZ and Urals replaced the obsolete equipment of the Western Military District

Since March 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense has been deployed by a large -scale project to modernize the car fleet of the Western Military District (CHI). The outdated automobile and tank equipment is written off. Namely, the T-55, T-62, T-64 tanks are disposed of and the GAZ-66 and ZIL-131 cars are written off.

Currently, the fleet of the Western Military District is updated by 75%. During the period since 2011, more than 5,000 modern high -cost trucks were delivered to the fleet. These are mainly cars manufactured at Ural and KAMAZ enterprises over the past two years. In addition to new cars in the fleet there is a large amount KAMAZ engines after overhaul . In 2011, he received about 3,000 trucks, and in 2012 - 2,200 cars.

According to representatives of the Western Military District, there were no cars released until 2000 in the automobile park. The implementation of the project is aimed at increasing the patency and mobility of military transport. The Russian Ministry of Defense plans to make KAMAZ and Urals in the near future in the near future, the main mobile composition of the Roads of the Armed Forces.