TATRA is the second oldest truck manufacturer in the world with more than 170 years long tradition. TATRA vehicles with unique chassis conception based on the central backbone tube with independently suspended swinging half-axles and all-wheel drive system form the core of transport and logistic capacities of the Czech Army and serve in many armed forces around the world.
The company's core product for the defense sphere is the TATRA FORCE model line, supplied in configurations of 4x4 to 8x8 and more. However, the FORCE model line is also widely used in the rescue services and in the civilian sector for operation in very hard conditions (mining, transport of extreme loads, construction, etc.). TATRA supplies trucks and chassis of this model line to the Czech army and NATO armies, as well as to other armed forces in Europe (Germany, Poland, and Ukraine etc.) South America and Asia (for example Brazil, Indonesia). The FORCE model line is equipped with TATRA air-cooled V8 or V12 engines and with a TATRA gearbox (either a direct shift model or with a TATRA electronic shifting system Norgren). Besides TATRA engines the company provides also Cummins engines and fully automatic gearboxes by Allison for instance. TATRA FORCE model line can be equipped with standard cabins or armoured cabins up to level 2 and 3 according to STANAG 4569 standards. The all cabins are made in two-door or four-door versions.
The TATRA PHOENIX model line is a key element of the company's civilian production program, but TATRA also offers it in a military version or for rescue service. The PHOENIX series uses a combination of the original chassis of the TATRA concept and subassemblies of foreign manufacturers (e.g. DAF, Paccar or ZF and Allison). The PHOENIX series is also used in NATO armies. For example, more than 900 military logistic vehicles based on the PHOENIX model line TATRA TRUCKS company will manufacture in cooperation with DAF Trucks company for the Belgian army, while TATRA PHOENIX trucks also serve in the Czech or Dutch army. TATRA TRUCKS also offers TATRA PHOENIX vehicles with an armored cabin developed by TATRA DEFENCE VEHICLE company with Level 3 resistance according to STANAG 4569.
TATRA TRUCKS also supplies its chassis platforms for special military vehicles by other manufacturers in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. These include the Nexter's TITUS vehicle or Caesar 8x8 self-propelled howitzer or Israeli missile and artillery systems. TATRA chassis for military applications are exported, for example, to France, Israel, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Poland, Turkey, Jordan, etc.,
TATRA TRUCKS also focuses on the development of alternative and modern power systems. For example, the company is working on a project of the vehicle with hydrogen fuel cells power system, on a hybrid truck with a TATRA engine and a generator, or a vehicle with batteries and an internal combustion engine used as a range extender, or on a TATRA engine that will burn hydrogen fuel.