Company:Practika
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Native name | НВО «Практика» |
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Romanized name | NVO "Practika" |
| Type | Joint-stock company |
| Industry | Arms industry |
| Founded | 1993 in Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Website | practika.ua |
Research and Production Association "Practika" is a Ukrainian armored vehicle manufacturer based in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] The company was founded in 1993.[1]
History
Practika was founded in 1993 as a manufacturer of heavy civilian equipment such as bank vaults.[1]
In the early 2000s, Practika began designing armor upgrade kits for civilian vehicles. This work caught the attention of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Practika was tasked with designing a new armored car for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Kozak.[2] The first prototype of the vehicle, named Kozak-1, was unveiled at the Ukrainian Independence Day parade in Kyiv in 2009.[2][3]
In 2014, a second prototype, named the Kozak-2014, was tested.[2] This variant was the first to be classified as an armored personnel carrier rather than an armored car.[3]
In 2015, the first production variant of the Kozak family, the Kozak-2, was tested and accepted into service with the Ukrainian Border Guard and the Ukrainian National Guard.[2][3]
The latest variant of the Kozak family of APCs is the Kozak-7.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "НВО «Практика» - 20 років бездоганної репутації". https://ucci.org.ua/press-center/business-news/nvo-praktika-20-rokiv-bezdogannoyi-reputatsiyi.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Glavcom (28 March 2017). "Glavcom: Kozak-2 Multipurpose armored vehicle". https://glavcom.blogspot.com/2017/03/kozak-2-multipurpose-armored-vehicle.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Duddu, Praveen (20 December 2015). "Kozak-2 Multi-Purpose Armoured Vehicle". https://www.army-technology.com/projects/kozak-2-multi-purpose-armoured-vehicle/?cf-view.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Air Assault Brigades armed with Kozak-7 armored vehicles" (in en-US). https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrainian-air-assault-brigades-armed-with-kozak-7-armored-vehicles/.
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