The Chinese website Chinamil reports that recently, the 10th Chinese peacekeeping defense unit in Mali received a batch of Poly Technologies CS/VP3 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles in its mission area of Gao, marking the first deployment of this MRAP vehicle to China's overseas peacekeeping force.
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The 10th Chinese peacekeeping defense unit in Mali received a batch of Poly Technologies CS/VP3 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles in its mission area of Gao (Picture source )

The CS/VP3 is an armored personnel carrier in the category of MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle), designed and manufactured by the Chinese company Poly Technologies. The vehicle was unveiled at the DSA 2012 defence exhibition in Malaysia. On top of China, the CS/VP3 is now in service with the police forces of Nigeria and Uganda.

The S/VP3 MRAP vehicle has been modified to meet the task needs in the mission area, with upgraded defense, communication, electromagnetic interference and observation functions. It can address the threat posed by improvised explosives devices (IEDs) and comprehensively improves the patrol and defense capabilities of the contingent.

According to Xie Wanglin, head of the unit's rapid response squadron, roadside bomb attacks have caused most casualties to the peacekeepers under the continuously deteriorating security situation in the mission area. "The deployment of the new-type MRAP vehicles will facilitate our mission performance and guarantee our safety to a larger extent," he said.

China has deployed the guard contingent to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for a decade since 2013, which was reorganized into the base defense unit in 2022. After the distribution of the MRAP vehicles, the unit will possess better maneuverability and defense capability, so as to carry out peacekeeping missions more efficiently.

Poly Technologies CS/VP3 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) (Picture source: Army Recognition)