Ukraine Rolls Out Next-Gen GYURZA-03 and DESNA Armored Vehicles for Military Trials

Ukraine’s defense industry has begun codification trials for two new armored vehicles, the GYURZA-03 and the DESNA, Ukrainian defense company UKR ARMO TECH announced in a Facebook post on November 28.

The GYURZA-03 was developed in direct response to requests from frontline units for safer ammunition transport. Unlike earlier GYURZA models, which carry troops, gear, and ammunition in the same compartment, the new variant features a sealed five-person armored capsule with a separate cargo bay for munitions.

Its modular 3-ton platform can also accommodate radiation-reconnaissance equipment, air-defense systems, radars, or artillery modules.

The DESNA is a new 8-ton multi-purpose 4×4 designed to fill the long-standing gap in a standardized Ukrainian military off-roader. Engineers aimed for a balance of protection, ergonomics, and functionality, drawing on global benchmarks—and even studying equipment used by Russian forces—to refine the vehicle.

With an automatic transmission and proven engine components shared across other Ukrainian series-production models, the DESNA is built for reliability and ease of repair.

Like the GYURZA family, the DESNA uses a modular layout, enabling command, medical, and pickup variants with open or enclosed cargo areas. Both vehicles are engineered to maintain optimal weight distribution for stable movement across demanding terrain, according to UKR ARMO TECH.

Previously, the Ukrainian company Ukrainian Armor unveiled a new command-and-control vehicle designed to improve battlefield coordination of air defense forces, defense outlet Militarnyi reported from the MSPO international defense exhibition in Poland.

The system, built on the Novator 2 armored vehicle platform, serves as a mobile command post for managing air defense operations at the tactical level. Its purpose is to link together surface-to-air missile systems, mobile fire groups, and reconnaissance assets into a single, coordinated network.

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