| Bryansk Automobile Plant | |
| Native Name: | Брянский автомоби́льный заво́д |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Type: | Closed corporation |
| Industry: | Automotive Defence |
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| Founded: | , Bryansk |
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| Hq Location City: | Bryansk, BRY |
| Hq Location Country: | Russia |
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| Key People: | CEO Mikhail Steklov |
| Products: | Off-road Heavy trucks |
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| Parent: | Almaz-Antey |
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| Website: | BAZ website |
Bryansk Automobile Plant (BAZ, Russian: Брянский автомоби́льный заво́д, БАЗ|Bryansky Avtomobilny Zavod) is a Russian manufacturer of military vehicles based in Bryansk, Russia.
It was established in 1958 as a subsidiary of ZiL. It is one of the leading Russian military equipment manufacturers. It also produces off-road tractors and chassis with carrying capacity from 14 to 40 tons.
Since 2015 it is part of the Almaz-Antey holding.[1]
Bryansk Automobile Plant was founded 4 June 1958 [1] as a branch of the Moscow factory ZIL for the manufacture of components: driving axles, barrels, boxes handout, suspension and other components for automobiles ZIL-131. The basis for the creation of new business was the manufacture tractor Bizhytskoho steel plant [1]. Already in 1959 from Moscow factory was moved production of vehicles for the army, and in 1960 on the base created a special closed design bureau and independent production. In 1961 the first development of the plant, BAZ-930, was tested, but the series did not go, and instead plant began production modifications Moscow ZIL-135L: ZIL-135LM, with manual transmission, processed BAZ-135MB and BAZ-135MBK. These machines differ typical four-axis location - average close together, front and rear spaced and managed.
In the mid-1960s in the BC plant was begun designing triaxial floating chassis with four-wheel drive. The paper used backlogs and design principles taken from ZIL, such as airborne transmission and extreme steam driven wheels. The result was the design of a family of triaxial chassis BAZ-5937, BAZ-5938 and BAZ-5939 rear engine, which became the basis of machines SAM Osa and BAZ-5921 as well as BAZ-5922 mid-engined, which was based missile system "Point".
From March 1971 by order of the Ministry of Defence KB plant began designing a new series of standardized four-chassis, which received the name "Base". As part of this development was created several models floating ground and chassis widespread. This series of pairwise grouping sets of axles, front pair - controllable.
BAZ is known mainly for its military vehicles.
BAZ developed and manufactured platforms various Soviet and Russian SAM systems such as 9K33 Osa and S-400.
Crane Chassis
Tractor
Special chassis
BAZ Civilian vehicles are used in the oil and construction industries in the mobile drilling installations and repairs as tanks, valves, pumps and cementing installation.