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Royal Jordanian Army showing their General Dynamics Cougar MRAP vehicle at SOFEX 2014.


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SOFEX 2014
The Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference
Amman
, Jordan
6 - 8 May 2014
 
KADDB at SOFEX 2014
 
 
Thursday, May 6, 2014 08:30 PM
 
Royal Jordanian Army showing their General Dynamics Cougar MRAP vehicle at SOFEX 2014
By Stylianos Kanavakis
The Royal Jordanian Army Special Operations Command is exhibiting at SOFEX 2014 one of its MRAP vehicles acquired as excessive material from the US and entered into service in 2013..
     
The MRAP showcased at SOFEX was a GDLS Cougar, which had been upgraded by the US DoD under a 2009 contract, with the TAK-4 suspension made by Oshkosh.
The MRAP showcased at SOFEX was a GDLS Cougar, which had been upgraded by the US DoD under a 2009 contract, with the TAK-4 suspension made by Oshkosh.
     
Since the drawdown of the US Forces from the operations in Afghanistan, a large inventory of MRAP vehicles has been made available to possible customers, as it was expensive to return it to the mainland US. Jordan has profited from this opportunity by acquiring battlefield proved Cougar and MaxxPro MRAPS thus, increasing the protection and fighting capability of its special operations forces.

The MRAP showcased at SOFEX was a GDLS Cougar, which had been upgraded by the US DoD under a 2009 contract, with the TAK-4 suspension made by Oshkosh. The vehicle can carry up to nine soldiers, while providing cover with its 12.7mm heavy machine gun.
 

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