Armored car Z-STS "Akhmat": quick and easy

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A batch of Z-STS armored cars for units from Chechnya, July 22, 2022


Recently, the Russian defense industry has developed and brought to production a new armored car called the Z-STS. The first batches of such equipment have already been manufactured, handed over to customers and put into operation. At the same time, work on a new project took a minimum of time. Only a few months passed from receiving an order for development to shipping the first production machines.



Accelerated Project


The development of the new armored car Z-STS ("Protected Special Vehicle") was carried out by the Remdizel plant from the city of Naberezhnye Chelny. He has extensive experience in the creation and production of modern armored vehicles, which was used in the new project. The armored car was created by order of one of the power structures from Chechnya. In this regard, the finished sample received the unofficial name "Akhmat".

Reportedly, the order for the development of the future Z-STS was received this spring, shortly after the start of the Special Operations in Ukraine. The Chechen security forces wanted to get an armored car that was easy to manufacture and operate, with the ability to transport personnel and various cargoes, as well as with weapons for self-defense and fire support.

The project development activities took only 25 days. Already in early May, Remdiesel manufactured and handed over to the customer the first armored vehicles of a new type. On May 9 they were shown at the parade in Grozny. Then the equipment went to the zone of the Special Operation, where it was placed at the disposal of the special forces. In fact, the armored cars had to be tested immediately in real combat conditions.

On July 22, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced that a new batch of armored cars had been purchased for the needs of the army. Two dozen Z-STS vehicles were shipped by the manufacturer and were already in Grozny. In the near future, they were planned to be sent to the operation zone.


A new type of armored car was shown at the recent Army-2022 forum. Together with other samples from Remdiesel, he was present at the open exhibition area. Visitors to the exhibition could inspect the car both outside and inside. In addition, during the forum, the developer disclosed interesting information about the new project, incl. his brief history and basic technical data.

So, it is reported that Remdizel has already manufactured and transferred a significant number of armored cars to the troops. In addition, production figures are growing. Its volumes have recently increased five times. This allows you to quickly fulfill orders and transfer the required equipment to the army and law enforcement agencies.

Simplification course


Over the past few years, the Remdiesel plant has been producing armored vehicles of the Typhoon family. This technique has high tactical and technical characteristics and is actively used by the army and law enforcement agencies. However, the price of high performance and potential is a certain complexity of design and the corresponding complexity of production. All this affects the cost of finished samples.

The goal of the XNUMX-STS project was to achieve all the required characteristics using simple solutions. Due to this, it was planned to speed up the development and preparation of production, as well as simplify the production of serial equipment and reduce its final cost. As reported, all these tasks were successfully solved.


Armored car Z-STS at the forum "Army-2022"

The new armored car was made on a serial truck chassis with suitable mobility and payload characteristics. No significant changes were made to its design. The armored body was made in the form of a module mounted directly on the chassis frame. The carrier circuit of the hull was abandoned due to excessive labor intensity. At the same time, it was possible to provide the necessary composition of devices.

The resulting armored car meets the requirements of the customer. In terms of tactical, technical and operational parameters, it may be inferior to the Tafuns or other developments of this kind. However, due to reasonable compromises, it was possible to reduce the cost of the machine, as well as speed up its production by 7-10 times.

Technical features


Z-STS "Akhmat" is made on a three-axle all-wheel drive chassis "KamAZ-5350". It has high mobility and cross-country characteristics, and besides, it does not differ in the complexity of operation. It is curious that the armored car, unlike the base truck, is built according to the bonnet scheme. This made it possible to move the crew seats back and increase their safety. This idea was previously used to create the Patrol armored car.

The body of the vehicle is made of rolled armor and has bulletproof glass. Probably, some design elements were borrowed from serial armored cars. The level of protection of the case is declared as "very high", without disclosing specific indicators. The type of design suggests protection against rifle bullets, possibly armor-piercing, and fragments with equivalent energy. The presence of specialized mine protection is not reported.

The crew and troops are accommodated in the total habitable volume of the hull. Four places, incl. driver's seat, installed in two rows "in a car." Another six seats are placed in the aft compartment, along the sides. Access to the inside of the armored car is provided by two pairs of side doors and a stern hinged door. Due to the high height of the chassis, steps have been used.


Z-STS can carry weapons. For its installation in the roof there is a hatch with a turret for a machine gun or other weapons. Part of the serial armored cars received turret armor shields. Probably, there is a fundamental possibility of installing other devices, up to full-fledged combat modules.

Quickly and efficiently


The Z-STS armored car can already be recognized as one of the most interesting modern domestic developments in this area. First of all, the timing of the creation of the project and ways to speed up the design are of interest. Only a few months passed from the order and technical specifications to the delivery of dozens of cars.

Development was accelerated by maximizing the use of off-the-shelf components and accumulated experience. So, instead of individual units, a ready-made chassis was used, and the hull was built using previously mastered solutions. The resulting machine shows the required characteristics, but is quite simple to manufacture.

It is curious that the project is based on several compromises, but the designers managed to get rid of their negative impact. Thus, the rejection of the supporting body and the use of a frame chassis worsens the weight qualities of the structure and reduces the load capacity. However, the correct choice of the base car ensured that the performance remained at an acceptable level.

The frame chassis increases the overall height of the machine, and also makes it difficult to access the body. These problems were solved due to the correct design of the body and the developed steps under all doors. From the point of view of ergonomics, the new Akhmat practically does not differ from other armored vehicles of this kind.


Chassis "KamAZ-5350" in the configuration of a flatbed truck

It should be noted that the Z-STS project has shown the most important ability of our industry. It is capable of not only carrying out a full cycle of development of armored vehicles with all the necessary measures. If necessary, enterprises can use the accumulated experience and available units to quickly create a new "mobilization" sample.

An armored car of this kind can be a good addition to other equipment that has gone through all the necessary stages. At the same time, Z-STS will not be able to fully replace Typhoons or other vehicles. This is hindered by differences in design and characteristics, incl. associated with the compromise nature of the project, as well as a number of other factors.

However, superiority over other vehicles is not required from such an armored car. The main requirement for it is the possibility of rapid and mass production, so that combat units can get the desired armored vehicles in the shortest possible time, and with it the corresponding combat and operational capabilities.

Fast novelty


Thus, the creators of the Z-STS project from the Remdiesel plant set a real record. Just six months ago, they received a technical assignment, and since then they have developed an armored car, brought it to production, and then delivered dozens of units of such equipment to the customer. Showing the unique for today's pace of work.

Thanks to the efforts of Remdiesel, several units of the army and law enforcement agencies have already received new armored vehicles with a high level of protection and the possibility of fire support. Production will continue, and with the help of such technology, the industry will close part of the army's needs for protected vehicles. And this process will obviously affect the capabilities of the units, as well as help achieve the goals of the current Special Operation.
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  1. +33
    1 September 2022 05: 20
    Wow. It turns out that for the real case you need a bonnet lineup. And even in Naberezhnye Chelny this was recognized.
    And they made "Ural".
    1. +35
      1 September 2022 05: 41
      And we also suddenly learned that when very polite and serious guys ask you for a service, you can reduce the development and price by 7-10 times. I mean, saving on bureaucracy and kickbacks in tenders.
      1. +2
        1 September 2022 07: 20
        Quote: RusKosTen
        And we also suddenly learned that when very polite and serious guys ask you for a service, you can reduce the development and price by 7-10 times. I mean, saving on bureaucracy and kickbacks in tenders.

        Chechen-Tatar "Akhmat-Sila"!
      2. +7
        1 September 2022 13: 14
        not reduce the price by 7-10 times, but the production time
        1. +3
          1 September 2022 13: 26
          I agree. There is no way to edit the post. It would be more correct:
          "you can reduce the price and speed up development by 7-10 times."
          1. +1
            1 September 2022 18: 02
            Quote: RusKosTen
            "you can reduce the price and speed up development by 7-10 times."
            Now the management of the plant would still be free. And then the prosecutor's office will come, open the GOSTs and ask: "Where is all that is written here?"
            1. -1
              9 September 2022 18: 11
              Medvedev canceled GOSTs. Lay whatever you want.
              1. 0
                9 September 2022 20: 49
                Quote: Zefr
                Medvedev canceled GOSTs. Lay whatever you want.
                Yes Yes. Come to PZ, tell them that. Let them laugh.
                1. 0
                  9 September 2022 21: 57
                  So PZ is not GOST. The Chechens came to the Muslim brothers and asked, fraternally, as quickly as they could.
                  And judging by indirect signs, this car was ready a long time ago. I think the rigging has already been done
                  1. 0
                    9 September 2022 22: 23
                    Quote: Zefr
                    So PZ is not GOST. The Chechens came to the Muslim brothers and asked, fraternally, as quickly as they could.
                    And then the prosecutor's office will come to these brothers and they will go to sweep the tundra. Now, in order to fulfill the orders of the MO and not sit down, you need a lot of experience.
      3. -1
        10 September 2022 22: 07
        Quote: RusKosTen
        And we also suddenly learned that when you are asked for a service very polite and serious guys,

        Perhaps Kadyrov's guys turned out to be competent customers. We put up a reasonable TK, made reasonable compromises. If they were only serious, there would be neither the Akhmad armored car, nor the Remdizel-based engineering and technical personnel, which, from seriousness alone, would have fled to Turkey or Germany from only serious ones faster than Galkin and Chubais. If you transfer 30% of resources to these guys from near Nabiullina, you look at such an accelerated pace, Moscow aircraft builders will launch mass production of strike and reconnaissance drones. The Compass and Solidwork program is not terrible, an 8th grader after 3 months is able to work as a detailer if he has an incentive to design a weapon for a senior brother to war.
      4. 0
        24 September 2022 14: 53
        It's just that if the MO asked, it would have tested for 10 years, and then demanded incompetent improvements for another 10 years
      5. 0
        2 October 2022 00: 50
        We learned that without the incompetent bureaucrats of the Moscow Region, with their desire to have prodigies for 5 kopecks and tests for 10 years, you can quickly master
    2. +9
      1 September 2022 06: 34
      I thought that STS was created on the basis of the Urals when I saw the initial photo.
    3. +2
      8 September 2022 20: 10
      If a cheap cumulative like AT-4 or PG7v and a heavy machine gun / rifle, and 30-40mm handicraft ammunition from an UAV from above, do not hold up, not an armored car, but a canned coffin.
      I expect minuses from people who themselves will never ride in such a car.
      1. 0
        1 November 2022 09: 42
        I am the type of person who will not ride in such a car, perhaps. Now there are such times that I can’t firmly say “I never will” as an ultimatum for adolescence - you can’t be completely sure of anything. And I have a question, would you rather sit in Kamaz under the protection of a tarpaulin? Part of your requirements is generally incomprehensible, how many armored cars were destroyed by artisanal ammunition from UAVs in motion? If there are rare cases, then for worthwhile goals. No idea how much, but I mean somewhere very close to zero. Maybe then protection against sharks also needs to be built in, sharks also seem to not damage armored cars, but you never know?
    4. 0
      2 October 2022 01: 56
      Quote: VicktorVR
      Wow. It turns out that for the real case you need a bonnet lineup. And even in Naberezhnye Chelny this was recognized.
      And they made "Ural".

      Well, actually, KAMAZ has its own bonnet, 2x, 3x, 4x bridges.
    5. 0
      6 January 2023 00: 56
      ... - if only an "unnamed serious comrade" would organize the production of "mavics", "IR cameras", "thermal imagers", he would CONTINUE the refinement and production of an "autonomous semi-rigid observer airship" carried out by the Russian Federation with one of the "former" republics. ..
  2. +1
    1 September 2022 06: 38
    Ahmad - Strength! Don.
  3. IVZ
    +9
    1 September 2022 06: 58
    Quote: VicktorVR
    And they made "Ural"

    They made KAMAZ with a bonnet layout. Not everything with a hood is Ural. It's just that the customer is always right. Well done both.
    1. +1
      1 September 2022 13: 50
      And the Urals have such devices .... and the diesel engine is the same .... Bridges are different only
  4. +25
    1 September 2022 07: 12
    The Ministry of Defense was removed from the cycle with their tests, approvals and approvals, so it turned out faster and cheaper. And such machines are very much needed in the troops and the delivery time is very important. This armor will save more than one soldier's life.
    1. The comment was deleted.
    2. IVZ
      0
      3 September 2022 09: 52
      MO was not removed anywhere. They just carried it out as a trial operation, according to the results of which ..., and so on. God forbid that the necessary and useful at least so made its way.
    3. -1
      20 September 2022 12: 15
      The trick of the Ministry of Defense is to test for 10 years, then to test for several years in Syria until it becomes obsolete.
      As with the same Orion drone, which was developed under Serdyukov and already flew in 2015, but has not yet been certified by the Ministry of Defense
  5. +2
    1 September 2022 08: 40
    Well done, what can I say. Kadurov also needs to order a wheeled self-propelled self-propelled gun. And then in the next topic the question “rubs” that we only have towed or tracked ones.
    Guys, solve the issue in a year :-)))))))))))))))))))))
    1. 0
      2 September 2022 18: 45
      The towed gun has no armor (not counting the shield). Ural and a typical gun (with a cassette loading option) with advanced electronics, the best option.
    2. 0
      2 September 2022 22: 00
      Kadurov also needs to order a wheeled self-propelled self-propelled gun
      and not only to him, but to all the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. sometimes it seems to me that it would be necessary to quickly "blind" a wheeled self-propelled gun with a range of 50 km, on the same KAMAZ. however, knowing our MO and other comrades in the highest ranks, it will be exactly the same as with armata, long and muddy
  6. +4
    1 September 2022 08: 51
    of interest are the timing of the creation of the project and ways to speed up the design.

    Gloomy bearded men is the best way, now bureaucrats are no longer afraid of anyone.
  7. +4
    1 September 2022 09: 22
    I wonder why Typhoon-U did not fit? It is also bonneted, frame, modular.
    1. 0
      1 September 2022 10: 57
      Because Remdizel has a solid PR!
      1. 0
        2 October 2022 00: 51
        Remdiesel is the only one who does something worthwhile and generates a lot of new
    2. +4
      1 September 2022 11: 00
      It can no longer be made cheaper, it has already been sold to the state at that price 7-10 times more expensive than its analogue and the bureaucrats divided the money ...
    3. +2
      1 September 2022 14: 57
      This is a different car. Typhoon K is her competitor. Here is something like the BTR-157 .... adjusted for Kamaz.
      1. +2
        1 September 2022 15: 51
        Typhoon-U was just positioned as a cheaper and simpler analogue of Typhoon-K, which completely coincides with the current Ahmadmobile.
        1. +2
          1 September 2022 16: 08
          So this is a typhoon-u without SMS and registrations.)
    4. +1
      3 September 2022 14: 40
      Because W.
      The Urals.
      And you need KamAZ. Why?
      Because.
    5. 0
      30 October 2022 18: 43
      Typhoon-U - almost entirely on imported components (including Belarusian ones). 750 thousand euros, according to various sources - but this is 2-3 times more than armored trucks usually cost, for example. In general, it can no longer be done due to the need for imports. Here they rather did something to replace KAMAZ with "protection" from brushwood.
  8. 0
    1 September 2022 09: 56
    Let's see what kind of armored car. According to the characteristics, it seems to be what you need.
  9. 0
    1 September 2022 10: 20
    The concept of the good old UAZ coming from the old Studebaker.
    Cheap, mass minimalism with acceptable characteristics.
  10. +6
    1 September 2022 10: 22
    well done guys from "remdiesel"! the main thing here is that the spoon arrived just in time for dinner
  11. -14
    1 September 2022 11: 38
    "Reasonable compromises" and minimum design time?
    "The level of protection of the hull is declared as "very high", without disclosing specific indicators. "
    "The presence of specialized mine protection is not reported."
    "The type of design suggests protection against rifle bullets, possibly armor-piercing, and fragments with equivalent energy"

    The main thing is not to forget to write on it in big letters "Akhmat-strength!" and "One country, one president, one victory."
  12. +1
    1 September 2022 12: 42
    ... after all, we can when necessary .... or when a rooster pecks in the ass ..... the first is better ....
    1. +3
      1 September 2022 15: 00
      By the way, the production of Kamaz Diesels after the fire was not particularly restored .. and the pistons for them were made by a joint venture with the Americans ..... And on classic Kamaz trucks, Cummins was mostly popular. On heavier ones, they installed Chinese 9t bridges.
      Interesting to see the set.
  13. +1
    1 September 2022 13: 56
    In general, they can - when they want (or when they politely pin it to the wall).
    It would be nice to see the new "Akhmat" in action. Surely there will be interesting test results.
    And then compare by indicators: cost - efficiency.
    1. +1
      1 September 2022 15: 00
      There is nothing new here ... all the solutions there have been tested since the days of the BTR-157 and Shot ....
  14. +1
    1 September 2022 15: 17
    It would be interesting to know the difference in numbers to the same TYPHOON: the price, according to what standard the booking.
    It turned out, in my opinion, an excellent wartime MCI, created according to the terms of reference of people from the front line. And without any "unparalleled".
    1. +1
      1 September 2022 15: 28
      He's not even an MCI ... but an armored car rather
      1. 0
        2 September 2022 18: 51
        Any mrap is an armored car, but not every armored car is a mop :) And joking aside, there is a V-shaped bottom, judging by the photo from the stern, and, most likely, the car will withstand 5-6 kg of explosives. And so, yes, a massive and multi-purpose combat vehicle / armored personnel carrier with good security, capable of carrying troops in 9 bayonets and rooted in the Shot (as you rightly noted). If it turns out that the order of the VPK-Ural is no less and it will be possible to find a way to increase the number of contractors, then it will be just fine.
        1. +1
          4 September 2022 10: 49
          Yesterday, because of them, a traffic jam was near me ...... 6 pieces were driving
    2. 0
      2 September 2022 18: 55
      Typhoon price is listed here: https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2878502.html
      It was then reduced by 30%, but the question is about the components. Draw your own conclusions.
  15. -2
    1 September 2022 19: 23
    It's a pity that we don't put something like a volcano, who knows why - write. THX
    1. 0
      4 September 2022 10: 51
      Aviation systems are problematic on the ground......
      1. -1
        5 September 2022 19: 22
        Why ?? United States volcano puts without problems
        1. 0
          5 September 2022 21: 42
          For what? On an armored personnel carrier only, such as our Shilka
          1. -1
            6 September 2022 07: 27
            This is the question - the volcano is many times more compact and lighter than 4 * 23, which require a separate large tower at about the same rate of fire
            1. +1
              6 September 2022 10: 33
              Do not confuse ZSU and BMP .... and for BMP and 23mm (which is a couple of times more powerful than the NATO 20mm) is rather weak. For comparison - with the advent of the A10 and Apache (as well as our cars) 23mm - it became a weak caliber and the ZSU switched to 30mm. Now modern BPMs hold our 30mm in the forehead ..... and the new ones in a circle.
  16. +3
    1 September 2022 21: 35
    First of all, the timing of the creation of the project and ways to speed up the design are of interest. Only a few months passed from the order and technical specifications to the delivery of dozens of cars.


    Here you are, Ramzan Akhmatovich, is still interested in KAZ for tanks and attack UAVs, maybe then acceleration will happen in these areas.
  17. 0
    2 September 2022 10: 47
    Maybe show the article to the leaders of UZGI and Kronstadt, who for 10 years have not been able to master the production of drones? or is it better to immediately put them in jail for sabotage
    1. 0
      2 September 2022 18: 52
      Who orders, he dances. Or do you think the plant supplies equipment for free - if there is no order, then there is no equipment.
    2. 0
      20 September 2022 12: 18
      Maybe they didn’t master it because the Ministry of Defense didn’t need drones before Karabakh? Orion already flew in 2015
  18. +2
    2 September 2022 15: 40
    When polite bearded guys from the Caucasus ask, everything suddenly speeds up dozens of times, magic!
    1. 0
      2 October 2022 00: 52
      Typhoons were developed under Serdyukov yet, but under Shoigu for 10 years they did not manage to buy them in bulk. And here the manufacturer
  19. Eug
    0
    8 September 2022 10: 38
    It turns out interesting - the power structures of Chechnya can order some kind of special armored vehicles? First, there were talks about two types of buggies (Borz, if I'm not mistaken), then - about a light armored vehicle suitable for helicopter transfer, now Z-STS ...
    1. 0
      14 September 2022 11: 57
      Borz they themselves and do.
  20. +1
    1 October 2022 23: 01
    Give the Urals from Kamaz wassat wassat wassat new to the troops
    1. +1
      15 October 2022 20: 24
      And "Kamazu" is NOT POSSIBLE - he does "business" with Daimler Benz! It may fall under sanctions - THEREFORE, it DOES NOT SUPPLY equipment to the RF Armed Forces. (https://dzen.ru/media/svpressa/uraly-kamazy-zastriali-i-buksuiut-rossiiskoi-armii-ne-hvataet-gruzovikov-pochemu-nashi-zavody-ih-ne-proizvodiat-634136cfe84cc8079bd10b9a)
  21. 0
    15 October 2022 20: 27
    Quote from Sergio CDS
    And "Kamazu" is NOT POSSIBLE - he does "business" with Daimler Benz! It may fall under sanctions - THEREFORE, it DOES NOT SUPPLY equipment to the RF Armed Forces. (https://dzen.ru/media/svpressa/uraly-kamazy-zastriali-i-buksuiut-rossiiskoi-armii-ne-hvataet-gruzovikov-pochemu-nashi-zavody-ih-ne-proizvodiat-634136cfe84cc8079bd10b9a)

    Well, you don’t need to be so critical))) almost the entire army of the Russian Federation moves on Kamaz trucks and transports armor with them)
  22. 0
    20 November 2022 23: 50
    At the same time, Z-STS will not be able to fully replace Typhoons or other vehicles. This is hindered by differences in design and characteristics, incl. associated with the compromise nature of the project, as well as a number of other factors.


    Tell us about the compromises to the crews of the BMP-1/2 or BTR-70/80, the fighters who are in the back of Kamaz and Urals are protected only by a tarpaulin, although the armored capsules were developed back in the 90s ...
    Better five units of 3-STS than one Typhoon at the price of a fighter ...
  23. 0
    16 January 2023 07: 49
    The level of protection of the case is declared as "very high", without disclosing specific indicators.

    It's disturbing somehow. I wonder if the hull is protected from armor-piercing bullets in 12,7 mm caliber?
    The presence of specialized mine protection is not reported.

    Most likely this machine does not have any specialized mine protection. And this is very bad! That's what it means to be quick and easy.
    Part of the serial armored cars received turret armor shields.

    And why did only part of the armored cars receive armored shields? If a turret is installed on the armored car, then it must be protected by armored shields from all sides. Since the turret on this Hammir is protected.

  24. 0
    11 March 2023 15: 02
    Well done!!! Pleased with such promptness. The car is good and useful.

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