Sappers received first de-mining machine produced in Ukraine
Source: Ukraine’s economy ministry
Ukrainian sappers have received the first MV-10 de-mining machine manufactured in Ukraine. 60 such cars can be produced per year.
The ‘A3Tech-Ukraine’ company in Khmelnytskyi region received a certificate of conformity for the Croatian MV-10 heavy de-mining machine. The military has already received the first such machine. Currently, ‘A3Tech-Ukraine’ has an order for the production of eight such machines.
The company produces up to 40% of MV-10 components and plans to increase this figure to 100% by the end of the year.
In addition, two more Ukrainian enterprises are involved in the project. They manufacture components for machines. As of now, ‘A3Tech-Ukraine’ is able to produce up to 60 MV-10 machines per year.
The machine of this kind are actively used in the liberated parts of Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions.
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