Chinese Company Norinco exhibits for first time in Africa the CS/VA1 Light Strike Vehicle 2509124.

The CS/VA1 light strike vehicle combines low weight, high speed, and good cross-country mobility with fast attack firepower. It is configured for fast strike, scout and patrol missions.

The overhead main weapon can be a CS/LM5 12.7mm rotary MG, a 12.7mm / 0.50 inch heavy MG or a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. With accurate and awesome firepower of 2,000 rounds per minute, the CS/LM5 12.7mm rotary MG can assault fast targets, such as low-level aircraft, light armoured vehicles and speed boats, as well as soft targets.

Depending on different tactical requirements, the auxiliary armament can be a 7.62 mm general purpose MG, a 5.56 mm squad MG, etc. On-board adaptors for automatic rifles and PF89 RPGs are also available.

At AAD 2012 the Norinco Light Strike Vehicle CS/VA1 was armed with a Chinese rotary machine gun CS/LM5 with 3 revolving barrels of 12.7x108mm caliber which can fire at a rate of 1,000 and 2,000 rds/min with selectable switch. An ammunition box is mounted at the left side of the weapon with 400 or 600 rounds ready to be use and 1,600 are carried inside the vehicle.