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rogorc iqna daidzraaaa!!! vulocav mtel saqartvelos

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Thanks to http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...-Force/page189

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“Didgori”

“Didgori” is a newly created vehicle, just a few days old, though as its Georgian manufacturers say, it is already experienced. The Didgori combat vehicle has been designed by Georgians after a thorough study of comparable models throughout the world. After its design, it was tested according to international standards. Before its final formation, several test models were created. They were tested according to various parameters and the armor protection has also been checked several times. The Didgori combat vehicle is a multifunction armored personnel carrier that can also be used for intelligence purposes, convoy operations and moving on a battlefield. The Didgori is very maneuverable and fast, so it is very useful for Special Forces. According to information provided by its constructors, it is more protected than required by NATO STANAG II. This class provides protection from 7.62/54 type armor penetrable bullets, although the exact parameters of armor is kept secret. As for the bottom armor, it is created with the “sandwich” multi-layer system. It has three layers. The middle layer provides the possibility to keep off the blast wave in case of mine explosion. The other two layers protect the crew from fragmentation. The tires are armored as well. Each tire can resist up to ten shots. It has an extra layer of protection. Even if the tire is damaged, the vehicle can cover 50-60 kilometers at the speed of 80km/h. Several types of weapon systems can be mounted on the Georgian Didgori. At this stage, two kinds of vehicles are created. One is smaller with more maneuverability and another is larger in size. 7.62 mm “MINIGUN” systems also called “Volcano” which provide a high rate of fire (12, 000 to 15, 000 rounds per minute) are mounted on one of them and a 12.7 mm machine-gun is mounted on the other.

· Crew – “Didgori 1” – 8+1 (machine-gunner), “Didgori 2” – 6+1 (machine-gunner) military servicemen.

· Speed – average speed 100-120 km/h

· Fuel capacity – enables it to cover 500 km

· Weight – 7 tons

· Designer of “Didgori-1” is a famous car designer Zviad Tsikolia

The constructors considered the technology that exists in the armor industry of the world, namely, mine resistance, armor quality, hardness, etc. For the most part, the armor of the Didgori is innovative, and the idea belongs entirely to Georgian constructors. The creation of innovative armor enabled the Georgian constructors to design the Didgori in a way to make its weight 30% lighter compared to similar vehicles. In addition, its armor is firmer than the rest of the vehicles of the same class. The Didgori is equipped with ultra-modern equipment and communications systems. The crew inside the vehicle can use the internal radio communication (i.e. contact the driver and commander) within 5 km radius. The vehicle is equipped with thermal cameras that enable the crew to move with its searchlights turned off and at the same time remain undetected by enemy forces. The telescope system can also be mounted on the back platform of the vehicle. It is equipped with a night vision device with a full rotation of 360є and an optical zoom X36. The combat vehicle is equipped with a 10 watt Harris radio system that enables the crew to communicate within 11 km radius.

It is possible to install various kinds of systems that will make the Georgian Didgori more effective.

The intelligence vehicle has additional hatches; so the crew can open fire without leaving the vehicle.

“This vehicle satisfies the requirements of soldiers. It is fast and mobile. The main demand from our side, from soldiers with regard to military equipment is the security parameters. In this case, the level of security is considered to be at the highest level. The major advantage of Didgori is that it is Georgian! It is produced in Georgia and it makes us feel proud, as well as its name!” – Aleko Gorgadze, Master Sergeant of IV Infantry Brigade.

“Experience and views of the Georgian soldiers, also, the principles of projecting and designing have been considered while creating this vehicle. This has happened for the first time in Georgia” – Zviad Tsikolia.

Production of its own military equipment is very important for any country. Compared to procurement, production is financially beneficial. The maintenance in- place is also faster and requires fewer finances. It can be freely counted as one more advantage of Didgori.

http://www.focusmagazine.ge/article_...s.php?id=9119#

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Is this Otokar Kobra by Turkey?



We have also same ones in Azerbaijan

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Originally Posted by Xtreminal

Is this Otokar Kobra by Turkey?

no its Georgian made "Didgori 2" apc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgori-2

The Didgori-II is a Georgian-made armoured personnel carrier

Developed by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing with a Centre of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia "Delta". First demonstrated at the parade in Tbilisi 26 May 2011

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Very interesting..it looks very similar to Otokar...may be they based on that

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Originally Posted by Xtreminal

Very interesting..it looks very similar to Otokar...may be they based on that

This is correct the Didgori based on differnd APC´s like Otokar Cobra, Humwee....

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Lazica gilocavt yvelas es erti da sxva mravali

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Originally Posted by GeorgianFan

Lazica gilocavt yvelas es erti da sxva mravali

: Cheers:: Cheers:: Cheers:

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looks awesome

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Tbilisi Building Up Weapons Manufacturing Capabilities
MARCH 05, 2012
By Molly Corso

Georgia is set to test its own domestically designed and built artillery system on March 3. In scheduling the event the day before Russia’s presidential election, officials in Tbilisi appeared to be firing a figurative shot at their nemesis – the Kremlin’s paramount leader Vladimir Putin.

The planned test is part of a Georgian push to develop the country’s defense manufacturing capabilities. In late February, Georgia unveiled a 14-ton infantry combat vehicle, called Lazika. After taking a ride in one of the armored vehicles, President Mikheil Saakashvili praised it as a “new level of development” that could shift Georgia from buyer to seller in international arms markets.

Georgia has pressed to improve its combat capabilities since its disastrous war with Russia in 2008. Many analysts say the development of Tbilisi’s defense industries won’t do much to make Georgia more secure in a potential conflict against a military power like Russia. They see it mostly as an exercise in national pride. “[T]his government is trying to improve national morale [by saying], ‘Look, we are producing this,’” said Alexander Rondeli, president of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies. “We calculated that we could create [a] certain capacity and it is great that we produce something.”

One veteran analyst with close ties to senior Georgian government officials maintains that Georgia’s domestic military production is a way to sidestep a “kind of blockade” on arms sales to Tbilisi, one that has been informally in place since 2008. Officials in Washington and Tbilisideny that a formal arms embargo exists.

For some, developing domestic arms manufacturing is a necessary response to a national security threat that continues to emanate from Russia. The “Russians are concentrating their best weaponry in the North Caucasus, in Abkhazia, in South Ossetia. Night vision helicopters, the most modern tanks,” noted Rondeli. “How is Georgia supposed to feel?”

These days, drones and armored vehicles top the government’s known military projects, although President Saakashvili has alluded to other equipment, including automatic rifles. No public information exists for projected costs or production plans. It’s likewise not known how much state funds are being poured into defense manufacturing projects.

Some analysts have speculated that US technical assistance with design and engineering facilitated Georgia’s decision to start producing rather than buying such equipment. The February 22 visit of US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander to Tbilisi added fuel to such speculation. The US embassy in Tbilisi did not respond in time for publication to requests for comment about American defense cooperation with Georgia.

One military analyst who formerly served as a British defense attaché in the South Caucasus argues that Lazika is “not state of the art” and “well within the capabilities of a small country like Georgia.”

The Lazika, manufactured by Delta, the Georgian Ministry of Defense’s research center, boasts armor designed to stop 14.5-mm armor-piercing rounds, and is equipped with a 23-mm-caliber cannon and 7.62-mm-caliber machine gun. Last May, the government unveiled two other armored carriers, the Didgori 1 and Didgori 2, during the Independence Day military parade.

The vehicle gives the Georgian army greater mobility -- a problem encountered during its 2008 war. But does not represent “a military capabilities shift.” said Christopher Langton, director of the London-based Independent Conflict Research & Analysis think-tank. “Lazika is symbolically influential in domestic terms and also an upgrade in the capabilities for Georgian infantry,” Langton said. In case of war, however, it is “not really going to hold the horns from the north at bay for very long.”

An examination of publically available Georgian Defense Ministry spending data on research and development indicates that the idea to increase Georgia’s own military production capabilities has existed for some time. While Georgia’s overall defense budget shrank between 2010 and 2011 (from 728 million lari, or $443 million, in 2010 to 711 million lari, or $432 million, in 2011), the money earmarked for research and development more than quadrupled during the same period -- from 4.02 million lari (about $2.42 million) in 2010 to 18.6 million lari ($11.18 million) in 2011, according to state budget documents. R&D figures for 2012 are not available; the 2012 defense budget stands at 675 million lari, or $410 million.

A project likely to fuel further speculation about Pentagon participation in Georgia’s armament plans is a plan for Georgian-manufactured spy planes, or drones. Parliamentary Defense Committee Chairperson Givi Targamadze first mentioned the drone project, which follows on the heels of a ditched contract with Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit, in an interview with Pirveli news agency earlier this month.

Targamadze was not available for comment, but Tbilisi Airplane Manufacturing, a Soviet-era factory that was renationalized in 2010, is thought to be the Georgian drones’ production facility.

Under private ownership, the factory was producing lightweight aircraft using materials similar to those needed for drones, said Irakli Aladashvili, editor-in-chief of the military journal Arsenali. The plant, bombed by Russia during the 2008 war, also once manufactured Soviet fighter jets like the Sukhoi SU-25. “[In] that factory, they have built thousands of planes. …So they would have no problems building something like a drone,” Aladashvili said. The Georgian Ministry of Defense, which now owns the factory, did not respond to emailed questions about the drones, or other equipment under production.

Editor's note: Molly Corso is a freelance journalist who also works as editor of Investor.ge, a monthly publication by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.

URL: http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65076

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President familiarized with Georgian-made unmanned planes
10.04.12
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili checked the work of the unmanned air system made in Georgia today. The new spy plane system was tested in the hardest relief and climate conditions. Unmanned drones made in Georgia represent the ultra-modern technology system, which is used for fulfilling difficult missions and for various goals, such as border patrolling, reconnaissance operation, air photo-shooting, monitoring of disasters, coastal patrolling, checking radiation level, targeting, radio and radio technical reconnaissance. The length of the unmanned plane work is 8 hours.

http://rustavi2.com/news/news_text.p...ain&ct=0&wth=0

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President Saakashvili visits military equipment factory
11.04.12
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili visited today Delta Works, which is under the authority of the Defence Ministry. Saakashvili inspected the production process and addressed the employees at the factory.
Saakashvili visited the works with Defence Minister and Head of the United Staff. The president thanked over 2500 employees of the works for their contribution made to reinforcing the country. He recalled the Russian aggression that took place in 2008 and Moscow`s attempts to destroy Georgia with bombers, adding that regardless of the war, the country`s military industry is developing rapidly.
The Delta factory is daily working on producing Georgian combat vehicles like Lazika and Didgori. Lazika is equipped with a remote weapons control system and fire control system, and is fitted with a 23 mm caliber cannon and 7.62 mm caliber machine gun.
The armor is combined and provides protection from 14.5 mm caliber bullets. Didgori is patrol, reconnaissance, light armored.
In his speech Saakashvili stressed significance of technical specialties and military engineering. He said Georgian specialists and factories with their military productions are able to contest with the world`s leading countries. The president named development of the country`s military industry one of the main priorities.
"This country was the target of the aggressors in 2008. We owe you, as the personnel didn’t leave this place. Remember the situation: earlier, people didn’t receive salaries for 5, 6, 9 months, thousands of people were forced into vacation. Over 2500 work in the factory today and there is perspective the number of people working there triple”, he said.
The president also spoke about significance of the reserve saying it is the main guarantee for Georgia`s security.
"30 000 serve in military, but we need reserve. We received phenomenal result. From every village, where Defense Ministry entered, despite ethnic origin, all men enrolled. For instance, 100% of the men in Azerbaijani settled villages enrolled. This is amazing result, what irritates our enemy and their Georgian agents – so called politicians”, Saakashvili said.
He added that next year Georgia will have 150 000 retrained reservists. “It means that every village will have a squad and this is the strongest guarantee of peace. In 2008 we witnessed that we need internal protection of territories and nobody will not this instead of us”, Saakashvili said.
Later, Saakashvili became familiar with the Unmanned Aerial System produced in Georgia. The new system was tested in extreme terrain and weather conditions. It consists of an aerial vehicle and ground segment. The control is performed by Pilot Control Software. It is powered by an internal combustion engine. Takeoff is performed via pneumatic catapult.
Unmanned Aerial System is a state of the art system. It is suitable for most complex missions.

http://rustavi2.com/news/news_text.p...ain&ct=0&wth=0

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