HOW IT ALL BEGAN
1954

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Foundation of SKB-1 Special Design Bureau for heavy wheel artillery tractors and related engines with the testing facilities.
The first project, MAZ-528
THE FIRST FOUR-AXLE VEHICLE
1957

THE FIRST FOUR-AXLE VEHICLE

The first four-axle vehicle was designed with the axle configuration 8x8, MAZ-535.
MAZ-535 was designed for transportation of artillery systems, up to 10 tons weight
FIRST BATCH-PRODUCTION MODEL
1958

FIRST BATCH-PRODUCTION MODEL

The MAZ-529V single-axle tractor, designed for civil purposes, was the first vehicle launched in batch production in 1958
THE LEGEND ARISE
1962

THE LEGEND ARISE

The completely new vehicle, MAZ-543, was designed to carry the TEMP missile launcher, and this vehicle, in various modifications, is still in batch production!
DESIGNING THE OPLOT SERIES
1970

DESIGNING THE OPLOT SERIES

In 1970, the work was launched in SKB-1 under the general supervision by B.L. Shaposhnik for the design of the most extensive top-secret third generation of Oplot (“Stronghold”) intended to be used to carry the especially strong weapons and to replace two series, MAZ-537 and MAZ-543
CHASSIS FOR THE PIONER
1974

CHASSIS FOR THE PIONER

With the modification of the Pioner-UTTH (“Pioneer”) missile system (NATO reporting name is SS-20 mod.1 Saber), the MAZ-547V was made
CHASSIS FOR THE TOPOL
1978

CHASSIS FOR THE TOPOL

The designers had to solve problems not described even in theory
THE GIANT ON THE “VIRGIN LAND”
1985

THE GIANT ON THE “VIRGIN LAND”

MAZ-7907 is the pilot chassis made by Minsk Automobile Plant for the 15P157 launcher of the 15P162 Tselina-2 (“Virgin Land 2”) ground-based mobile missile system with the RT-23 UTTH (15Zh62) intercontinental ballistic missile. This is the only vehicle in the world provided with 24 driving wheels including 16 steerable wheels energised from the generator driven by the tank gas turbine
RESPONDING THE “STAR WARS”
1992

RESPONDING THE “STAR WARS”

The MAZ-79221 eight-axle all-wheel-drive wheel chassis is designed to carry the Topol-M missile system’s independent launching unit, related systems and special equipment
MZKT-74135 was highly appreciated in the UAE
1997

MZKT-74135 was highly appreciated in the UAE

Tractor-road MZKT-74135 - winner of the tender in the United Arab Emirates.
ONE MORE LANDMARK
1999

ONE MORE LANDMARK

MWTP OJSC overpassed the landmark: 20,000 items of products made!
CHASSIS FOR THE TOR
2007

CHASSIS FOR THE TOR

Fundamentally new design from Volat designers intended to carry the Tor surface-to-air missile system
LAUNCHING THE NEW ZASTAVA SERIES
2015

LAUNCHING THE NEW ZASTAVA SERIES

In 2015, the MZKT-500200 drop-side multipurpose vehicle was delivered for the first time to the Border Troops of the Republic of Belarus.
period from 2015 to 2020
2020

period from 2015 to 2020

2020-present time
2024

2020-present time