OREANDA-NEWS. July 18, 2008. By tradition KAMAZ successfully participated in VI International Russian Exhibition of Armament (Russian Expo Arms-2008) which closed in Nizhny Tagil.

The exhibition took place on the territory of Nizhny Tagil Institute of Metal Testing on the proving ground of which various kinds of warlike equipment were tested. 3 vehicles of the “Mustang” family – KAMAZ-6350 (8x8), KAMAZ-43502 (4x4), a side vehicle KAMAZ-5350 (6x6), and also multipurpose vehicles – a side prime mover KAMAZ-6560 (8x8) and a four-wheel drive vehicle KAMAZ-4326 (4x4) – represented KAMAZ at Russian Expo Arms-2008.

About hundred specialists from foreign military departments, employees of foreign embassies, official delegations specially came to the event to see the demonstrated products.

As it was planned, the show of defense technology and armament on the stand was accompanied by their testing and demonstration of technical and tactical feasibilities (the so-called “dynamics”). Especially the audience liked experienced KAMAZ test drivers’ striking demonstrative performance. “Mustang” vehicles flawlessly got over all artificial obstacles in a group performance (a “mausoleum”, a ditch 2.5 m wide, stairs, vertical walls, water obstacles, etc.) having coped even with tank obstacles.

KAMAZ was represented in a single performance by a famous racer, a member of KAMAZ-master team, the winner of the World’s Cup of off-road rallies Eduard Nikolayev on KAMAZ-4911 “Extreme”. Famous KAMAZ “jumps” and “flights” looked especially spectacular.

As a result, KAMAZ became the only “twice” winner of Russian Expo Arms-2008 having received two gold medals – for active participation in the exhibition, competent organization and demonstration.

The KAMAZ exposition attracted a close attention of the members of foreign delegations. The representatives of Venezuela, Ghana and Congo showed a special interest in “Mustang” vehicles. Moiz Kabaku Muchail – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic Congo in the RF – who was at the exhibition for the first time said: “Our army needs all kinds of equipment, but we grew interested in KAMAZ most of all”.