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TITUS and ASCOD will present themselves in a dynamic display

15.09.2016, 19:19

Special partners of the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days, TATRA TRUCKS a.s. a CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP a.s., will present its military, rescue, civilian and racing vehicles. This duo of leading Czech defence and security industry companies will showcase its products both to expert visitors and general public.

“Visitors can again expect a very wide presentation. Two modern armoured vehicles will show their driving characteristics – wheeled TITUS and tracked ASCOD,” reveals Zbyněk Pavlačík, Jagello 2000 CEO. The latter will be placed also in the static display together with TATRA Dakar racing special and other TATRA vehicles.

TITUS can be in a close future be part of Czech Army’s equipment and is built on unique TATRA chassis that helps it cope with a very difficult terrain. However the vehicle is perfect solution for urban environment as well. It has controllable both front and rear axle, so it has turning radius comparable with mid-size car and is suitable for military, but also for police. It offers also great modularity based on specific sets of equipment designed for concrete mission. The user can adjust its vehicles for each intended deployment according to his needs. The chassis is produced in TATRA TRUCKS factory, extensions are built for Czech customers in recently opened TATRA DEFENCE VEHICLE factory.

Tracked vehicle ASCOD is serving for example in armed forces of Spain or Austria. It is produced in two basic variants – ASCOD 35 (with weight 35 tons) and ASCOD 42 (up to 42 tons). It can be widely modified and used as a classic armoured personnel carrier, infantry fighting vehicle, communication vehicle, commander vehicle, armoured ambulance vehicle or light tank with 105mm cannon, so it is truly universal tracked vehicle.

All visitors will have also an opportunity to see other TATRA vehicles at static presentation in the Relax zone near large screen display – TATRA FORCE military special, civilian vehicles and also TATRA BUGGYRA RACING special. There will be also Austrian tracked armoured vehicle ULAN (local designation for ASCOD) and armoured vehicle EAGLE 4x4.

There will be also an exposition tent, where there will be possibility to buy TATRA promotional items or get information about employment in TATRA TRUCKS or companies of CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP.

The Czech Republis is thanks to TATRA TRUCKS company one of a few NATO countries that is self-sufficient in production of key equipment of ground military vehicles – heavy wheeled chassis. Study of the EY Company also found out that domestic specialized production has a great benefit for the whole economy – 1 CZK spent generates 2.8 CZK and one employee generates another 3.7 subcontractors’ jobs).

The TATRA TRUCKS Company is involved also in NATO Days activities outside the Mosnov Airport. It will present its TITUS vehicle during the Action Afternoon in Dolní Vítkovice, where anyone can also won a ride in it. TATRA TRUCKS and CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP are also general partners of a new conference of defence and security industry and event’s social programme as well.

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