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First production vehicle of South African Mbombe 6x6 APC for Jordanian Special Forces at SOFEX 11105161.
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SOFEX 2016 Official Online Show Daily News & Official Web TV Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference Amman , Jordan 9 - 12 May 2016 |
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Paramount Group at SOFEX 2016
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An innovative industrial partnership between Paramount Group, the African-based global defense and aerospace company,and strategic partners including the King Abdullah II Design Development Bureau (KADDB) and Jordan Manufacturing Services Solutions (JMSS), hasbegun local production ofone of the world’s most advancedarmored vehicles, the MBOMBE 6x6, for the Jordanian Armed Forces.
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 Paramount Group Mbombe 6x6 APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) at SOFEX 2016, The Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference in Amman, Jordan. |
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Paramount Group and Jordan Manufacturing Services Solutions (JMSS)announced thesigning of a new contractthat will see JMSS leading on the local production and assembly at a dedicated facility in the Dulail-KADDB Industrial Park. The announcement was made at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition& Conference (SOFEX-2016) in Amman.
Ivor Ichikowitz, Founder and Executive Chairman of Paramount Group, said: “Industrial partnerships are a hallmark of Paramount Group which has a proven track record of providing clients with sophisticated, affordable and adaptable security solutions. “We are extremely proud to expand our collaborative partnerships with local Jordanian industry, working together to bolster local industrialization, creating advanced technologies and skilled jobs. It is an honor to collaborate on the production of the MBOMBE 6x6 for the Jordanian armed forces and I am committed to developing further such partnerships across the Middle East.” The international partnership will ultimately deliver 50 MBOMBE to the Jordanian Armed Forces.Paramount Group has been producing the first MBOMBE in South Africa andthe process of vehicle delivery has started with the first 25 vehicles expected to be delivered to Jordan over the summer of 2016. |
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JMSS and partners will start immediately to fabricate the jigs to build the MBOMBE hulls before producing the second tranche of 25 armored vehicles in Jordan. The proposed build will require them to fabricate the hull assembly as all welded sub-assemblies and cut and bend plates will be delivered by Paramount Group. The bolt on assembly will be done in Jordan, as with the major sub-assemblies like the power pack, wheel stations, suspension and hatches.
At SOFEX, Paramount Group and KADDB exhibit the first production vehicle of the Mbombe that will enter in service with the Special Forces of the Jordanian armed forces. The Mbombe was unveiled for the first time in 2010 during the AAD international defense exhibition in South Africa. The Mbombe is a 6x6 armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) fully designed and developed by the South African Company Paramount Group. The Mbombe 6 model provides unrivalled protection against landmines, IEDs, side blasts and RPG attacks. This is achieved by revolutionary new technology that provides outstanding mine protection without resorting to the traditional V-shape design. The Mbombe 6x6 APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) showed at SOFEX 2016 is fitted with one-man turret designed by a partner Company of KADDB. It's a full armoured turret armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun. |
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