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OTT Technologies of Mozambique to deliver 16 Puma 4x4 armoured for UN peacekeepers in Mali 0104141.
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| Tuesday, April 1, 2014 11:22 AM | |||
| OTT Technologies of Mozambique to deliver 16 Puma 4x4 armoured for UN peacekeepers in Mali. | |||
US defence services provider and equipment manufacturer Dyncorp International
and its partner OTT Technologies Mozambique have rolled out the first
16 of 115 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) for use by African Union
peacekeepers in Mali. |
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 OTT Technologies Puma M36 4x4 armoured vehicle personnel carrier |
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OTT
Technologies Mozambique is a subsidiary of South African defence equipment
manufacturer OTT Technologies, which produces the M26 and M36 variants
of the Puma mine-resistant armoured vehicle, several other APC models
and military trucks. The 16 Puma 36 4x4 vehicles were assembled in the southern city of Matola and driven to the port of Maputo for shipment to Mali two weeks ago. Dyncorp International public relations officer Ashley Burke said they have been contracted by the US government to manufacture and transport the APCs to UN peacekeepers in Mali. "Dyncorp International
is working in Africa with suppliers in the region and manufacturers
in Mozambique to manufacture vehicles for African troops in Mali. As
part of a task order under the African Peacekeeping Programme (AFRICAP),
the team is responsible for procuring and supervising the manufacture
of and transportation for 115 armoured personnel carrier vehicles for
the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission
in Mali [Minusma]. The vehicles are
reportedly destined for the armies of seven unidentified West African
countries contributing troops to Minusma. |
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