Tesla cybertruck as a target: US Air Force will buy a car for high -precision weapons testing

Cybertruck has become the only target vehicle indicated by the brand in the list of 33 cars to be purchased. All of them are needed for the Stand Off Precision Guided Munitions (Sopgm), which is in charge of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The contracting of the contract states that Cybertruck was selected after analyzing the structure, the materials used and the intended impact resistance.

The military is paying attention to: one of the reviews showed that the windows and side panels of Cybertruck are bulletproof, stopping permutical guns, which was actively advertised during the first presentation of the car in 2019. At the same time, Tesla CEO Ilon Musk described in the past a car whose retail price starts with about $ 80,000, as "resistant to apocalypse".

The contract materials also stated that in the foreseeable future it is possible to appear hostile vehicles similar to Cybertruck, as "they do not suffer the usual damage expected with a strong impact. " Therefore, the trials, according to the military, should be as close as possible to the real conditions of combat. It is emphasized that the car should not be in working order, but is obliged to keep the towing.

The military view it as a platform potentially used by the opponent, especially in view of the use of such machines in Chechnya. For example, it is known that Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov showed Cybertruck with a 12. 7 mm machine gun installed. He called the car a "invulnerable and fast animal", which would allegedly be sent to the war zone in the territory of Ukraine. Kadyrov claimed that he received this car he received as a gift from Ilon Mask as a gift, but later said it was a joke.