LAAD 2011 Defence & Security News - IVECO |
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Wednesday,
April 13, 2011, 03:36 PM |
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IVECO presents at LAAD 2011 the new Guarani armoured personnel
carrier for the Brazilian army. |
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The
Italian Defence Company Iveco presents the Guarani APC
(Armoured Personnel Carrier) that it has developed for
the Brazilian Army for the first time in public in the
country at LAAD 2011. Brazil signed a $3.3 billion deal
for the supply of 2,044 of the vehicles in early 2010.
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IVECO
Guarani APC the new Armoured Personnel Carrier for the Brazilian
Army
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The
APC is the Brazilian Army's most important modernisation
project in the short- and medium-term. The 6x6 Viatura
Blindada de Transporte de Tropas - Média sobre
Rodas (VBTP-MR) or Wheeled Medium APC (Basic Platform)
will be the backbone of the country's future mechanised
capability alongside the Leopard 1A5 MBT.
After
being displayed at LAAD, the prototype will go the Brazilian
Army's proving ground in Marambaia for a period of testing.
At the same time, Iveco Defence Vehicles will begin construction
of a pilot batch of 16 vehicles.
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