RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EQUIPPING THE PROVING GROUND F OR TESTING ARMORED AND AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES

Abstract

Problem statement. Equipping the Armed Forces of Ukraine with new types of armament and military equipment, including armored and automotive equipment, leads to the need to create an appropriate proving ground: the development of infrastructure facilities, equipping with tools and equipment for laboratory tests, as well as means for monitoring the performance and determining the technical condition of armament and military equipment.
 Analysis of recent research and publications. Unfortunately, there are no recommendations in the existing publications on equipping the proving ground for armored and automotive vehicles.
 Statement of the task. The purpose of the work is to improve the efficiency of testing armored and automotive vehicles.
 The article defines the main tasks of the proving ground, proposes a relevant composition of its elements and general requirements for them, as well as proposals for equipping it with laboratory testing equipment.
 To solve the assigned tasks, the proving ground should include the following main objects and systems: a test area for armored and automotive vehicles; an area for testing samples of armored and automotive vehicles for survivability; complex of common use roads, special test roads; special facilities for the placement of laboratory testing equipment; engineering networks for testing and vital functions (power supply, water supply, etc.); systems of metrological, meteorological, fire protection and medical support, environmental safety; security system.
 Conclusions. The creation of a proving ground for armored and automotive vehicles will provide:
 building capacity of a test base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the assessment of promising models of armored and automotive vehicles;
 increasing the achieved level of control over the technical state of armaments and military equipment during tests;
 evaluation of the results of combat training with the combat use of armament and military equipment; accreditation of the proving ground for armament and military equipment in national and international conformity assessment and certification bodies for eligibility to carry out work in accordance with NATO standards.