The production of many versions of the BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles developed in 1962 began in 1963 and lasted another 26 years, in which Poland was also delivered. We know that it is to be replaced by a new light armored reconnaissance carrier, codenamed KLESZCZ, but its qualification tests are still underway.
Contract for parts for BRDM-2 vehicles
Before KLESZCZ enters service, Polish troops will be forced to use the old BRDM-2 and hence the latest procedure under which the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Krakow is looking for parts for BRDM-2 vehicles. These are to be delivered under the framework contract 202202024 and will include:
Internal combustion engines, their components and accessories, including but not limited to:
- elements of the piston-crank system;
- timing system components and heads;
- fuel supply system components;
- cooling system components;
- air supply and exhaust system components;
- elements of electrical equipment;
- engine lubrication system components;
- heating system elements;
- elements of the air starting system.
Power transmission systems and related components:
- couplings and their components;
- gear boxes, transfer boxes, gear boxes and their components;
- propeller shafts, joints and dust covers, axles, main, intermediate and side gears and their components;
Braking systems and brake control systems, and their components, including, but not limited to:
- servomechanisms and their components;
- brake pumps and their components;
- Brake cables;
- brake cylinders and calipers, and friction elements of the brake system;
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Driving and suspension systems and their components, including:
- shock absorbers;
- rockers;
- torsion shafts;
- steering gears, elements of the power steering system and their components;
- track assemblies (caterpillars and their connecting elements, load-bearing, directional and driving wheels, rollers and others.)
- hubs, steering knuckles and their components;
- electrical and lighting installations and their components;
- pneumatic installations and their components;
- special equipment of cars (special systems);
- other vehicle equipment affecting driving safety.