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New delivery of Matador and Marauder 4x4 armoured from Paramount Group to Azerbaijan 1707141.
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| Thursday, July 17, 2014 10:51 AM | |||
| New delivery of Matador and Marauder 4x4 armoured from Paramount Group to Azerbaijan. | |||
Azerbaijan
takes delivery of the second batch of 60 armoured vehicles from the South
African Defense Company Paramount Group. In April 2012, The Ministry of
Defense Industry of Azerbaijan together with Paramount Group of South
Africa finished the production of 60 mine resistant ambush protected vehicles
Marauder and Matador ordered by Azerbaijani Armed Forces produced under
license in Azerbaijan. |
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 Marauder 4x4 armoured vehicle of Azerbaijan Army |
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The
Marauder is an armoured personnel carrier vehicle of the category of MRAP
(Mine Resistant Ambush Protected). The Marauder is designed to carry a
crew of 2 in the front plus 8 fully equipped soldiers in the rear. it
can be configured as a simple wheeled personnel carrier or as an effective
combat vehicle by the addition of a heavy machine gun mounted in a variety
of turrets.
In addition to its excellent blast protection Marauder is fitted with a double-skinned hull throughout the cabin and crew compartment to protect against kinetic attack up to STANAG 4569 Level 3. Extra armor can also be added if it is necessary to protect against a specific threat. The Matador is designed to carry a section of infantry with all its equipment and be self-contained for up to a week. It has been tested over some of the most difficult terrain in the Middle East and been proven to offer outstanding levels if mobility over all types of terrain. The matador has been independently tested and proven to withstand a double anti-tank mine anywhere under the hull and triple anti-tank mine under any wheel. |
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 Matador 4x4 armoured vehicle of Azerbaijan Army |
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