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Benin puchases ten Casspir 2000 4x4 mine protected vehicle from South African Company Mechem 1002133.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013, 05:42 PM | |||
Benin purchases ten Casspir 2000 4x4 mine protected vehicle from South African Company Mechem. | |||
Benin
purchases ten CASSPIR 2000 4x4 mine protected vehicle from the South African
Company Mechem which is now a subdividion of Denel, the largest manufacturer
of defence equipment in South Africa. Mechem is expecting new orders for
the CASSPIR 2000 in the next financial year (starting April 1), according
to Stephan Burger, CEO of Denel Land Systems (which merged with Mechem
last year). |
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Casspir 2000 at AAD 2012, defence exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. |
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The Casspir 2000 is the
latest variant of the world renowned armoured vehicle. Burger said the
CASSPIR 2000 emerged from the shortage of old CASSPIR Mk 1 and 2’s
available for refurbishment. Mechem is the only African-based company accredited by the UN for landmine clearance, as the rest are based abroad. Since it started African operations in 1992, the company has not lost a single employee to a landmine incident. |
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