Didgori-1

Didgori I
300px Didgoris seen during a military parade
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)
Specifications
Weight	8059kg (combat weight 8855 kg)
Length	5.75 m
Width	2.38 m
Height	2.20 m
Crew	1+8
Main armament	7.62×51mm NATO Minigun or 12.7×108mm NSV machine gun
Secondary armament	ATGM
Engine	Double turbo diesel engine 450hp
Suspension	wheeled 4x4
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.

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.

Operators

File:Didgori-1 operators.png

Map with Didgori-1 operators in blue

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.

Modifications

• Didgori-1
• Didgori-2
• Didgori-3
• Didgori Medevac

Gallery

• Digori 1 georgia.jpg
• Didgori 1 in georgian army.jpg
• Delta didgori 1 armored scout car.jpg
• Didgori Back.jpg
• DIDGORIAPC.JPG
• PairOfDidgoriAPCs.JPG
• Didgoribtr.jpg

  «Didgori-2

• Didgori from inside.jpg

  «Didgori-2 inside

See also

• Otokar Cobra
• HMMWV
• Oshkosh L-ATV
• Lazika

External links

• First Georgian Armored Personnel Carrier / APC - Didgori
• TAM of Georgia