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",[1] employing "a workforce of more than 2,000 people".[2]
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
Predator in Minsk, Belarus
The group was founded in 1992 by Guerman Goutorov.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
In July 2019, STREIT vehicles are seen in the Sudan, and Canadian activists were concerned about their use in the War in Darfur.[4] In Eurosatory 2022, STREIT announced that a manufacturing facility is being set up in Uganda.[5]
Leadership
In July 2019, "Canadian businessman" Guerman Goutorov was identified as the company's CEO.[4]
