MZKT
Encyclopedia
MZKT is a manufacturer of heavy off-road vehicles, especially military trucks, based in Minsk
, in Belarus
; it was formerly a division of MAZ
. Some MZKT trucks are branded "VOLAT" ( Volat, "волат" literally means Giant).
. It was a division of Minsk Automobile Plant
(known as MAZ). The name in Russian is "Минский завод колёсных тягачей"; this is abbreviated MZKT in English. In 1991, MZKT was spun off into a separate company; its former parent, MAZ, continues to make a broader range of heavy vehicles.
In 1992, military orders slowed, and MZKT attempted to adapt its products to civilian uses, such as mining trucks and crane carriers.
Turbostar cab; starting in 2010 these were replaced with Belkarplastik cabs, which are also used by Yarovit trucks.
MZKT has also helped develop the Wanshan WS2400 in China
, based on the MAZ-543.
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
; it was formerly a division of MAZ
Minsk Automobile Plant
Minsk Automobile Plant is a state-run automotive manufacturer association in Belarus, one of the largest in Eastern and Central Europe.-History:...
. Some MZKT trucks are branded "VOLAT" ( Volat, "волат" literally means Giant).
Organisation
In 1954, MZKT, the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Factory, was founded to develop artillery tractors; it then developed a series of heavy weapons transporters for the military of the USSR, including heavy offroad trucks such as the MAZ-537 and MAZ-7310MAZ-7310
The MAZ-543/MAZ-7310 "Uragan" is a Soviet/Belarusian 8x8 artillery truck designed and developed by MAZ , in what is now Belarus. Designed in the 1960s, the MAZ-543 was presented on November 7, 1965 during the Moscow Red Square military parade as part of SS-1с Scud B system...
. It was a division of Minsk Automobile Plant
Minsk Automobile Plant
Minsk Automobile Plant is a state-run automotive manufacturer association in Belarus, one of the largest in Eastern and Central Europe.-History:...
(known as MAZ). The name in Russian is "Минский завод колёсных тягачей"; this is abbreviated MZKT in English. In 1991, MZKT was spun off into a separate company; its former parent, MAZ, continues to make a broader range of heavy vehicles.
In 1992, military orders slowed, and MZKT attempted to adapt its products to civilian uses, such as mining trucks and crane carriers.
Products
Many post-independence MZKT trucks continued to use a MAZ cab which resembled the IvecoIveco
Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...
Turbostar cab; starting in 2010 these were replaced with Belkarplastik cabs, which are also used by Yarovit trucks.
- MZKT-79221 transporter erector launcherTransporter erector launcherA transporter erector launcher is a vehicle with an integrated prime mover that can carry, elevate to firing position and launch one or more missiles. Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles...
for the Topol-M missile; a successor to the MAZ-7917MAZ-7917MAZ-7912/MAZ-7917 is a Soviet and Russian army 14x12 transporter-erector-launcher designed and developed by the Minsk Automobile Plant in Belarus....
, which was, in turn, a successor to the MAZ-5417 - MZKT-6922, used with Tor and other surface-to-airSurface-to-air missileA surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...
missile systems. - MZKT-7930, which is used to transport Iskander ballistic missilesTheatre ballistic missileA theatre ballistic missile is any ballistic missile with a range between and , used against targets "in-theatre". Its range is thus between that of tactical and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The term is a relatively new one, encompassing the former categories of short-range ballistic...
, and radars for the S-300 missile system. - MZKT-79086, 12x12 oilfield truck
- MZKT-7429, 8x8 offroad tractor
- MZKT-790976, 8x8 oilfield truck
- MZKT-75165 8x8 tipper
- MZKT-74135 8x8 tank transporter
MZKT has also helped develop the Wanshan WS2400 in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, based on the MAZ-543.
External links
- MZKT product listing
- Review in the Russian Journal of Motor Vehicles
- Overview of vehicle manufacturers in Belarus