1:285 Scale Czech BVP-M2 Sakal

The Sakal is an armoured infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) based on the original technology demonstrator BVP-M2 SKCZ created by the EXCALIBUR ARMY in cooperation with other Czech and Slovak defence industry companies to show the upgrade potential of the old BMP vehicle family. The BVP-M2 SKCZ is modernized version of the BVP-2, a local production of Russian-made BMP-2. The ŠAKAL IFV was presented for the first time at Slovak defence technology fair IDEB 2014 in Bratislava and its was also shown at Eurosatory defense exhibition in 2014. Due to the number of this type of vehicle in service with the Slovak army, and the reduction of defense budget, several companies have teamed to provide an upgraded vehicle able to protect the soldiers against new threats of the modern battlefield. The upgraded infantry fighting vehicle has been designed and manufactured within a joint project of the following cooperating companies, VOP Trencin, a.s., Slovak Republic, EVPU a.s. Nova Dubnica, Slovak Republic and EXCALIBUR ARMY spol. s r.o., Czech Republic. The modernized tracked infantry fighting vehicle SAKAL is applied for ensuring armament and meeting tasks of mechanized units equipped with original vehicles BMP-2. The scope of modernization ensures keeping the requirements at high level of combat preparedness of these units, assures their capability in compliance with NATO standards while operating embattled and gives response to current trends of requirements for combat tracked vehicles.