Arizona Army National Guard soldiers using kits to transform their Humvees into Russian BTR-90 aircraft carriers as part of the Exportable Combat Training Competency program at Camp Roberts , California.
According to a recent Army press release, soldiers from 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th IBCT Regiment are using Humvee series vehicles modified to resemble the Russian-made BTR-90 aircraft carrier. manufacturing.
The Russian-looking Humvees come equipped with an image modification kit that includes lightweight frame-retaining fabric overlays and inflatable features that mimic the BTR-90’s visual signature and shape. Such kits on the Humvee are more cost-effective than those on the Abrams tank or the Bradley fighting vehicle.
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The kit serves as a cost-effective alternative to actual combat vehicles and features a gas-operated weapon system, MILES device, and smoke generator.
Weapon systems can reproduce the firing of .50 guns and grenade launchers.
These vehicles are fully compatible with the Army’s Integrated Multi-Laser Interactive System, or MILES. This is a line of training equipment that attaches to various vehicles and weapon systems that allow troops to “shoot” at each other and score “hit” and “kill” during exercises.
