The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine codified and approved for delivery to the Armed Forces the domestic armored personnel carrier "Khorunzhyi", which is the result of deep modernization of the Soviet BTR-60.
The body of the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier is made of high-quality Finnish steel, which improves the ballistic protection of the vehicle without increasing its weight. Also, the body is protected around the perimeter from 7.62 mm bullets with a steel core, the frontal armor can withstand shots from a large-caliber machine gun from a distance of 10 meters.
The design of the bottom of the hull and special anti-mine seats protects personnel from the effects of detonation on explosive devices equivalent to 6 kg of TNT.
"Khorunzhyi" is much more powerful than the BTR-60 (APC: armored personnel carrier), because instead of two 90-horsepower gasoline engines, a 330-horsepower diesel engine is installed in the front part of the hull of the new Ukrainian APC. It accelerates the combat vehicle to a speed of more than 80 km/h, and the capacity of the fuel tanks provides a range of more than half a thousand kilometers.
A radically different layout of the body improved ergonomics and convenience for landing, which is carried out through the aft part of the armored vehicle.
The new armored personnel carrier is equipped with modern electronics, surveillance cameras, an air conditioning system and an autonomous generator, which allows the armored vehicle to function with the engine turned off.
In terms of armament, the new Ukrainian armored personnel carrier has a combat module with a 14.5 mm machine gun or a 30x113 mm cannon.
"Khorunzhyi" APC can be produced in six variations: linear armored personnel carrier, personnel carrier, sanitary-evacuation, repair-evacuation, command-staff and self-propelled mortar vehicles.
