STREIT Group Spartan
The STREIT Group Spartan is an infantry mobility vehicle designed and built by STREIT Group; it is also license produced by KrAZ in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
The Spartan can be used in a wide variety of applications, including military and police missions. Its welded steel body is mounted on the chassis of a Ford F550. It is able to withstand ballistic assaults and protect against grenade and land mine blasts.
Variants
KrAZ-Spartan
The Ukrainian truck maker AutoKraz manufactures the Spartan under license and the vehicle was first delivered to the military in 2014. According to manufacture, KrAZ Spartan armored vehicle is used for carrying personnel in highly dangerous areas. Spartan is designed to resist ballistic threats from any angle. It offers CEN Level BR6 protection. The vehicle’s hull is designed to resist multiple 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle rounds from any angle. The bottom of the vehicle can withstand the blast of two DM51 high-explosive fragmentation hand grenades. Its roof hatch is designed to support a pivoting turret with or without a machine gun. A remote controlled weapon station is also installable as per customer requirement that combines a machine gun and a quartet of RK-3 Corsar anti-tank missiles.Specifications:
- Configuration: 4х4
- Truck gross weight: 8,800 kg
- Engine: 6.7L diesel
- Power: 300 hp
- Max speed: 110 km/h
- Gear box: automatic, 6-speed
- Seating capacity: 2 crew members + 6 troops
- Tyres: 335/70R20; 335/80R20
KrAZ-Spartan Self-Driving Armoured Vehicle
Operators
- * Argentine National Gendarmerie
- * Bangladesh Police
- * Border Guard Bangladesh
- * Peshmerga Locally Manufactured.
- * Tripoli Protection Force - Approximately 79 Spartan vehicles delivered by 2014.
- * Armed Forces of Ukraine – 30 KrAZ Spartans were given to Ukrainian Ground Forces in 2014.
- * 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, they were sent into combat in Eastern Ukraine.