On May 26, 2012, on the day of Georgia's independence, a traditional military parade was held in the evening in Kutaisi, and earlier in the morning in Tbilisi, on Rustaveli Avenue and Rose Revolution Square, the first "industrial parade" (open exhibition) "Made in Georgia" was opened. Among other things, samples of weapons and equipment of Georgian production were presented. The exhibition was visited by the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili.
Among the samples "made in Georgia" were presented copies of the infantry fighting vehicle Lazika, wheeled armored vehicles Didgori 1, Didgori 2 (in two versions) and Didgori 3, mortar, grenade launcher and small arms "development" and production of the state scientific and technical center "Delta "Ministry of Defense of Georgia.
Taking into account the fact that three copies of the Lazika BMP and Didgori 3 armored vehicles took part in the military parade in Kutaisi on the same day, the total number of vehicles of each of these types built in Georgia to date is at least four.
As for the new Didgori 3 armored vehicle with a 6x6 wheel arrangement, according to some reports, it is made on the chassis of the Chinese three-axle truck Wuhan Sanjiang WS2180. Judging by the model presented at the exhibition in Tbilisi, Didgori 3 is armed with a new compact remote-controlled turret with 12.7mm and 7.62mm machine guns, and has two additional 7.62mm machine gun mounts in the rear area. Presumably, Didgori 3 is a "gantruck" for escorting the columns. In addition, a remote-controlled turret similar to Didgori 3 with 12, 7-mm and 7, 62-mm machine guns is also installed on the sample of the modified Didgori 2 armored car exhibited in Tbilisi (the first 15 Didgori 2 armored vehicles built in 2011 were equipped with the installation from 7, 62 -mm six-barreled machine gun Garwood Industries M134G, which can be controlled both manually and remotely).
Armored vehicles of Georgian production at the "Made in Georgia" exhibition. From right to left - Lazika, Didgori 3, Didgori 2 (new version with new turret), Didgori 2 (early model), Didgori 1. Tbilisi, 26.05.2012
BMP Lazika
Armored car Didgori 3
Armored car Didgori 2 in a new version with a new turret with machine guns of 12, 7-mm and 7, 62-mm calibers
Armored car Didgori 2 early version
Armored car Didgori
In addition to armored vehicles, mortar, grenade and small arms "developed" and manufactured by the state scientific and technical center "Delta" of the Georgian Ministry of Defense were also on display.
Samples of towed mortars of calibers 60, 82 and 120 mm, the low-noise Mkudro mortar of 60 mm caliber, copies of the RPG-7 and RPG-26 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (the latter is called PDM-1), copies of the 40-mm anti-personnel grenade launchers GP-25 and AG-40, anti-tank anti-side mine RD-7, samples of military uniforms, as well as the notorious Georgian UAV. From small arms, the 5, 56-mm "Georgian" automatic rifle G5 (the actual clone of the NK416 already demonstrated), a 9-mm pistol, as well as various silencers were shown.
Georgian 82-mm mortar manufactured by the state scientific and technical center "Delta".
Armament produced by STC "Delta" from the exhibition "Made in Georgia". Tbilisi, 26.05.2012
