{{Short description|UAE based armoured vehicle manufacturer}} '''STREIT Group''' is an armoured vehicle manufacturer, based in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. As of 2019, Streit maintains "12 state-of-the-art production facilities and 25 offices worldwide",<ref name="lip">{{cite web |title=STREIT Group |url=https://ca.linkedin.com/company/streit-group |publisher=LinkedIn}}</ref> employing "a workforce of more than 2,000 people".<ref name=fh/>
Streit produces Armored Personnel Carriers, Cash-in-Transit, Luxury, and Security vehicles which are designed to provide effective protection in high-risk situations. Streit's vehicles undergo STANAG 3 certification for military tactical vehicles and VPAM BRV 2009 VR7 for luxury and special purpose vehicles.
==History== thumb|right|Predator in Minsk, Belarus The group was founded in 1992 by Guerman Goutorov.<ref name=fh>{{cite web |title=STREIT Group Corporate History |url=http://streitcanada.com/about-us/history/ |access-date=2019-07-19 |archive-date=2020-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625110207/http://streitcanada.com/about-us/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2015, STREIT USA was fined $3.5m for illegal export of armored vehicles to Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria and some other countries without required licenses from Commerce Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanshipper.com/news/?autonumber=61382&source=redirected-from-old-site-link|title=Commerce levies $3.5m fine for illegal armored vehicle exports|website=www.americanshipper.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> In a newspaper report published in 2016, the RCMP said that it was investigating the Canadian subsidiary over possible sanctions violations in the Sudan, in its sale of 30 Typhoon armoured trucks.<ref name=gma/>
In July 2019, STREIT vehicles are seen in the Sudan, and Canadian activists were concerned about their use in the War in Darfur.<ref name=gma>{{cite news |title=Canadian maker of military vehicles for Sudan operates beyond reach of Ottawa's rules |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-maker-of-military-vehicles-for-sudan-operates-beyond-reach-of/ |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc |date=16 July 2019}}</ref> In Eurosatory 2022, STREIT announced that a manufacturing facility is being set up in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_july_2022_global_security_army_industry/at_eurosatory_2022_streit_group_announces_opening_of_new_facility_in_uganda_to_produce_armored_vehicles.html | title=At Eurosatory 2022 Streit Group announces opening of new facility in Uganda to produce armored vehicles | Defense News July 2022 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 | Archive News year }}</ref>
==Leadership== In July 2019, "Canadian businessman" Guerman Goutorov was identified as the company's CEO.<ref name=gma/>
==Oversight== ===Involvement in Sudan===
UN (Arms Trade Treaty, signed by Canada in 2019, prohibits the export of arms to Sudan directly or through third countries. Streit has claimed that the exports do not violate controls because they do not have weapons attached to them. The United Nations has condemned Streit’s involvement with Sudan several times over the years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Murray |author-link1=Murray Brewster |title=UN arms panel criticizes Canadian company in secret report {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/streit-un-arms-report-sudan-1.3758670 |work=CBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Armoured vehicles from Canadian-owned company deployed in Sudan’s war zones |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-sudan-war-armoured-vehicles-canadian-owned-company/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=26 August 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250826102202/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-sudan-war-armoured-vehicles-canadian-owned-company/ |archive-date=26 August 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
RSF soldiers were seen posting on social media in armored vehicles manufactured by the company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adam |first1=Nisrin Elamin, Robyn Maynard, Ismail |title=In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach |url=https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/ |work=The Breach |date=27 November 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251127190702/https://breachmedia.ca/in-the-genocide-in-sudan-canada-has-a-hand-in-the-violence/ |archive-date=27 November 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elfaki |first1=Shahad |last2=Angelovski |first2=Ivan |last3=Pearson |first3=Jordan |title=Sudanese fighters accused of massacres use Canadian-made rifles |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sudan-rsf-massacres-canadian-rifles-sterling-cross-9.6969856 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=November 7, 2025}}</ref>
===Vehicles=== ====Streit design==== * STREIT Group Cougar<ref name=gma/> based on Toyota Land Cruiser 79 chassis<ref>{{Cite web |title=KrAZ Kuguar - Light armored personnel carrier |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/kraz_kuguar.htm |publisher=ARG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007041048if_/https://www.militarytoday.com/apc/kraz_kuguar.htm |archive-date=7 October 2023 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> * STREIT Group Spartan based on the Ford F-550 chassis<ref>{{Cite web |title=KrAZ Spartan - Armored personnel carrier |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/kraz_spartan.htm |publisher=ARG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006051627if_/https://www.militarytoday.com/apc/kraz_spartan.htm |archive-date=6 October 2023 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> * STREIT Group Typhoon, 4x4 or 6x6 MRAP<ref name=gma/>
====KrAZ built armoured vehicles==== The following armoured vehicles are either built under license or are built with Streit assistance: * KrAZ Spartan (Спартан) - 4×4, based on Ford F550 * KrAZ Cougar (Кугар)[21] - 4×4, based on Toyota Land Cruiser 79 * KrAZ-ASV Panther (Пантер) - MRAP based on KrAZ-5233 or KrAZ-6322 * KrAZ-MPV Shrek One (Шрек) - MRAP based on KrAZ-5233 * KrAZ Feona (Фіона) - 6×6 MRAP based on KrAZ-6322 * KrAZ-6322 Raptor (Раптор) - 6×6 * KrAZ Hurricane (Ураган) - 8×8 MRAP based on KrAZ H27.3 (KrAZ-7634) * KrAZ Convoy (Конвой) - 4×4/6×6/8×8 armored chassis cab/flatbed
==Global subsidiaries or licensees== * STREIT Manufacturing (Canada) * STREIT Pakistan * KrAZ (Ukraine)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiona Streit Group KrAZ 6x6 APC Armoured Personnel Carrier |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_ukrainian_army_wheeled_armoured_vehicle/fiona_6x6_apc_streit_group_kraz_armoured_vehicle_personnel_carrier_technical_data_sheet_specifications_description_information_intelligence_pictures_vid.html |publisher=Army Recognition |date=4 January 2019 |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625110213/https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_ukrainian_army_wheeled_armoured_vehicle/fiona_6x6_apc_streit_group_kraz_armoured_vehicle_personnel_carrier_technical_data_sheet_specifications_description_information_intelligence_pictures_vid.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * NEC–Streit Uganda Limited<ref>{{cite web| work=Defenceweb.co.za |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/museveni-opens-new-armoured-vehicle-factory-in-uganda/ |title=Museveni opens new armoured vehicle factory in Uganda |date=29 July 2022 | author=Guy Martin |access-date=30 July 2022 | location=Johannesburg, South Africa}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.armored-cars.com Official page] * [https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2023/06/20/emirati-firm-streit-bags-armoured-vehicle-deal-in-conakry,109995683-gra Emirati firm Streit bags armoured vehicle deal in Conakry], Africa Intelligence, June 20, 2023 (requires free registration)
Category:Military vehicle manufacturers Category:Armoured cars Category:Defence companies of the United Arab Emirates Category:Defence companies of Canada Category:companies based in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah