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Trucks Defense at BRIDEX 2011 |
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July 8, 2011, 05:05 PM |
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| Renault
Trucks Defense last range of wheeled armoured with VAB Mark
II and Sherpa at BRIDEX 2011. |
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Renault
Trucks Defense presents for the first time in Asia its new
generation of wheeled armoured vehicles personnel carrier,
the VAB
Mark II and the Sherpa APC. The army of Brunei
uses at this time first generation of wheeled armoured vehicles
VAB which was manufactured by the French Company Renault
Trucks Defense.
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Renault
Trucks Defense booth at International Defence Exhibition
BRIDEX 2011
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Within the framework of a project of modernization of
its army, Brunei could buy a new wheeled armoured vehicle
meeting the new threats of the battlefield and the needs
for the future.
The VAB
Mark 2 is a modernized version of its wheeled
armoured vehicle personnel carrier VAB. With its first-generation
armored vehicle VAB (Vehicle de l’Avant Blindé),
Renault Trucks has demonstrated the reliability and capabilities
of this type of military vehicle, with more than 5,000
units used in the French army in over 30 versions, and
several thousand copies in operations in many armed forces
worldwide. To meet the new needs of the armed forces,
as well as new threats of the battlefield, Renault Trucks
Defense has started about two years ago a study phase
for upgrading and improving its standard vehicle VAB.
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Renault
Trucks Defense VAB
Mark II during a dynamic presentation at BRIDEX 2011,
Brunei.
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The
second armored vehicle presented by Renault Trucks Defense
at the BRIDEX 2011 is the Sherpa Light Scout.
The Sherpa Light Scout (former Sherpa 2) is one of the six
versions of the SHERPA LIGHT family of 4x4 tactical and
light armoured vehicles developed by Renault Trucks Defense.
Available in unarmoured or armoured variants (balistic,
mine and IED kits), the Scout is ideally suited for tactical
missions such as scouting, patrol, convoy escort and command
and liaison. It is able to transport up to 4 or 5 soldiers
or a total payload of up to 4 tonnes.
With its Renault
MD-5 diesel engine developing 215 hp and one of the highest
ground clearance of the market, the Sherpa Light Scout
is a high mobility vehicle able to cross any obstacle
including gradients of up to 100%.
The Sherpa
is in service in undisclosed NATO countries and Indonesia.
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Renault
Trucks Defense Sherpa Light Scout during a dynamic presentation
at BRIDEX 2011, Brunei. |
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