GAZ Tigr

GAZ Tigr
Tigr at a rehearsal of the Moscow Victory Parade.
Type	Infantry Mobility Vehicle
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2006–present
Production history
Designer	Military Industrial Company-GAZ
Designed	2001
Manufacturer	Arzamas Machinery Plant
Produced	2004–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	7,200 kg (15,900 lb)
Length	5.7 m (19 ft)
Width	2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Height	2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Crew	2 + 9, 10, or 11 depending on variant
Armor	SPM-1: 5 mm (0.20 in) SPM-2: 7 mm (0.28 in)
Main armament	7.62mm PKP "Pecheneg" machine gun or Kord-12.7mm heavy machine gun or 30mm AGS-17 grenade launcher
Engine	Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B180 TD 6cyl, 180 hp (130 kW) Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B205 TD 6cyl, 180 hp (130 kW) Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B-214 TD 6cyl, 215 hp (160 kW) GAZ-562 3.2 L (200 cu in) TD 6cyl, 197 hp (147 kW) YaMZ-534 4cyl
Transmission	GAZ JSC 5-speed manual Allison LCT-1000 automatic GM 545RFE automatic
Operational range	1,000 km (620 mi)
Speed	140 km/h (87 mph) on road 80 km/h (50 mph) off-road

The GAZ Tigr (Russian: Тигр and English: Tiger) is a Russian 4x4, multipurpose, all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by GAZ, first delivered to the Russian Army in 2006. Primarily used by the Russian Federation's armed forces, it is also used by numerous other countries and organizations.

The Tigr was first shown at the IDEX exhibition in 2001. Pilot production started in 2004 with 96 vehicles. The Russian Army officially adopted the GAZ-2975 into service at the end of 2006. The vehicle was then officially manufactured in 2007.

During the 2010 Interpolitex exhibition, MIC presented the upgraded version of GAZ Tigr-the VPK-233114 Tigr-M-with a new YaMZ-534 diesel engine, additional armour and an NBC protection system. This new GAZ Tigr-M entered service with the Russian army during the first half of the 2013. Mass production and the export version have already been launched with a 205 hp engine.

Tigr armoured cars were reported to be among the AFV's deployed by Russia in the Crimean crisis. Interestingly, they seemed to belong to the Russian Naval Infantry, but that combat arm had not been previously identified as a Tigr user, suggesting that the examples spotted (in a column near Sevastopol on the night of February 28, 2014) were vehicles transferred or on loan from their primary military user, the Russian Army. In early March 2015, OSCE inspectors spotted "a camouflaged GAZ TIGRA-type armoured personnel carrier" guarding a DPR Checkpoint, close to the village Shyrokyne east of Mariupol.

In 2011, "Rosoboronexport" has offered Azerbaijan to create a licensed production of armored vehicles on its territory.