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Belarusian universal combat platform to be revealed at MILEX 2019
Photo courtesy of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus
MINSK, 30 April (BelTA) – The Belarusian company OKB TSP will demonstrate its universal combat platform for the first time ever at the defense technology expo MILEX 2019, representatives of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus told BelTA.
The platform is designed to transport modules for various applications. It conveniently accommodates the crew, protects them from bullets, shrapnel, and mines. The platform also offers solutions to communication, navigation, and control tasks. The platform can be fitted with a staff module or a combat module with a choice of weapons. It can also be fitted with a sanitary module to provide first aid and evacuate injured personnel. Last but not least, it can transport combat personnel.
OKB TSP is an innovative company that offers profound modernization of existing weapons and military hardware in addition to pursuing military R&D and military science research. The company also designs, develops, and makes hardware and software for troops and weapons command and control systems.
The international defense technology expo MILEX will take place in Minsk on 15-18 May. The exposition will be located in Minsk Arena and the surrounding outdoor area. It will be built around brand new or promising samples of weapon systems, military hardware, special hardware, which are in demand on the global market and demonstrate capabilities of the Belarusian defense industry. The expo’s solemn opening ceremony will take place at the historical and cultural complex Stalin’s Line on 15 May. The 8th international scientific conference on military technology problems, defense, security, and dual-use technologies will take place as part of MILEX 2019.
MILEX is one of the most promising and significant expos in Belarus. In terms of its scope, the composition and the level of participants, the availability of exhibition infrastructure it is believed to be one of the largest expos in Eastern Europe. The organizers are the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus, the Belarusian Defense Ministry, and the national expo center BelExpo.
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