OREANDA-NEWS. On April 04, 2007 in KAMAZ R&D Center there took place a final meeting of Inter-departmental commission with the high brass of the RF Ministry of Defense, reported the press-centre of  KAMAZ.

The commission esteemed almost two years activity of the automobile plant on upgrading of vehicles designed for the Armed Forces. Colonel-general Vladislav Polonsky, Chief of Inter-departmental commission, Head of GABTU (General Tank-Automotive Directorate) and Sergey Kogoghin, Director General of KAMAZ Inc. signed a range of significant documents. The representatives of Ministry of Defense, the leadership of the 21st research institute watched new vehicles at the exhibiting area of R&D Center and visited a range of KAMAZ plants. "Traditionally KAMAZ is our most reliable and stable partner, - Vladislav Polonsky said after the meeting. - This time we discussed plans on wider cooperation, issues concerning improved quality of production, mastery of new flagships of defense technology. I’m satisfied with the work of the commission. All plans are realized, and today we’ve made another step towards further partnership".


On the basis of “Mustang” family there was formed a new perspective park of defense automobile technology for Russia’s Armed Forces. To date the army fully went on to purchasing the vehicles of this family. There was approved the nomenclature extending the initial range of “Mustang” family. Last year the army obtained more than thousand and five hundred KAMAZ vehicles, this year there were ordered two thousand and five hundred units. The issue on long-term state guarantee (till 2010 inclusive) is being thrashed out.