At the international military exhibition KADEX-2018, held in Astana, Representatives of Kazakhstan and Belarus have signed a contract and a memorandum on military-technical cooperation development, According News.21.by portal.
According to a representative of the Belarusian military-industrial committee Vladimir Lavrenyuk, concluded with "Kazspetsexport" contract provides for delivery of the Defense Ministry of Kazakhstan tracked fire trucks GPM-72 on the chassis of T-72 tank. Amount of the transaction and the number of ordered vehicles Lavrenyuk not specified.
The two sides also signed a memorandum on military-technical cooperation and discussed the implementation of unused military property.
Fire engine PMG-72 is created on the basis of the T-72 efforts of engineers 140 Repair Plant and OOO "Pozhsnab". It is intended for fire-fighting and rescue operations in the arsenals, warehouses and bases storing ammunition.
According to the developers, in a single package GPM-72 entered a powerful set of fire-fighting equipment. It is equipped with a tank on 10 thousand. liters of water and foam concentrate tank tysyachelitrovym, high-tech fire monitors, autonomous diesel engine to drive the pump and other fire inventory items 23.
GMF-72 is also equipped akvamachtoy (6 m), which can be used to extinguish the fire from cover. Mast mounted remote controlled trunk.