Didgori-1
| Didgori I | |
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Didgoris seen during a military parade
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| Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
| Place of origin |  Georgia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2011–Present |
| Used by | Georgian Land Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Scientific Technical Center Delta |
| Manufacturer | Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing |
| Unit cost | $240.000 (2014) (base vehicle)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8059kg (combat weight 8855 kg) |
| Length | 5.75 m |
| Width | 2.38 m |
| Height | 2.20 m |
| Crew | 1+8 |
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Main
armament |
7.62×51mm NATO Minigun or 12.7×108mm NSV machine gun |
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Secondary
armament |
ATGM |
| Engine | Double turbo diesel engine 450hp |
| Suspension | wheeled 4x4 |
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Operational
range |
500 km |
| Speed | 120 km/h |
The Didgori-1 (Georgian: დიდგორი) is a Georgian-made armoured personnel carrier developed by the "Delta" research center of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and part of the Didgori-series APC family currently constructed in five baseline variants.[2]
Contents
Technical characteristics
The machine is assembled on and around the chassis of US Ford F-Series pickup trucks. Equipped with thermal imaging cameras front and rear view of FLIR Systems.Information from the cameras is displayed on the three displays: one for the driver, one for the commander and one for the infantry team, established with a system of night vision and also with a special navigation system GPS.
Armor
The armour withstands impacts of 7.62×54mmR AP rounds and 6–8 kg mine blasts at direct contact and from underneath without heavy damage. Further details are unknown, since the composition of the material is classified. The two baseline models are armed with a 7.62×51mm M134 Minigun and the 12.7×108mm NSV machine gun, but can be armed with a wide range of armaments, including ATGMs. The monocoque steel v-hull provides protection against small arms fire, artillery shell shrapnel, anti-personnel/tank mines and IEDs. Front wheel arches are designed to be blown away to free blast pockets.[3][4]
Operators
Current operators
- Georgia - 50+ Didgori-1 in service Georgian Armed Forces. More on order.
Saudi Arabia - Didgori MedEvac modification took part in an extensive two year-long Saudi Arabia tender eliminating eight foreign competitors and their counterparts in the contest - including US and Poland. As a result, in 2015 a USD 40 million contract was signed for more than 100 vehicles of various configurations. The first batch - 12 vehicles, exclusively for medevac purposes, has been delivered in January 2016.[5][6][7][8]
Modifications
- Didgori-1
- Didgori-2
- Didgori-3
- Didgori Medevac
Gallery
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Digori 1 georgia.jpg
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Didgori 1 in georgian army.jpg
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Delta didgori 1 armored scout car.jpg
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Didgori Back.jpg
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DIDGORIAPC.JPG
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PairOfDidgoriAPCs.JPG
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Didgoribtr.jpg
«Didgori-2
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Didgori from inside.jpg
«Didgori-2 inside
See also
Sources
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- ↑ http://netgazeti.ge/business/33807/
- ↑ http://delta.gov.ge/file/2015/04/Didgori_STC_Delta_Production-Catalogue_01.01.2015.pdf
- ↑ http://delta.gov.ge/file/2015/04/Didgori_STC_Delta_Production-Catalogue_01.01.2015.pdf
- ↑ http://www.military-today.com/apc/didgori.htm
- ↑ http://en.azeridefence.com/georgia-prepares-to-ship-the-first-lot-of-armored-transporters-to-saudi-arabia/
- ↑ http://1tv.ge/ge/news/view/116347.html
- ↑ http://www.imedi.ge/index.php?pg=nws&id=62864
- ↑ http://dfwatch.net/georgia-to-supply-armored-medevac-vehicles-to-saudi-arabia-39899
