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United States donated 24 MaxxPro and Caiman MRAP vehicles to Nigerian army 10901162.
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Presenting the armoured vehicles worth N2.2 billion to the army in Lagos, the representative of the US government, Patrick Doyle said, “As part of the continuing support from United States to the government, and the people of Nigeria to defeat Boko Haram, I am proud to stand here today as the representative of the US secretary of defence, Ashton Carter, and commander and the representative of the US Africa command, General David Rodriguez, to present the donation of this 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the Nigerian army.”
Doyle stated that the equipment needed to be serviced and fixed with good spare parts before they could start operating. Nigeria is also in the process of receiving eight more of this vehicle through the same programme, which is called the excess defence article program, designed to transfer excess US military equipment to partner nation. The US representative said the vehicles were been given to the Nigeria Army because the US no longer have need for them. “We are getting rid of the vehicle and the reason we have the Excess Defence Article Programme is that we are downsizing forces in our military. We have left Iraq with our forces and we have downsized our forces out of Afghanistan; we do not need all these vehicles anymore, so Nigeria asked for this vehicles and we gladly provided them,” he said.
Speaking with newsmen, Barry Ndiomu, a General representing the chief of army staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai said the equipment will help in protecting Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the north-eastern part of the country.“The MRAP equipment will protect our troops, especially against the menace of improvised explosive devices, without any doubt it will help. It will also help us to move the men in a manner in which we will probably have less or fewer casualties.
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 US Army Caiman MRAP 6x6 vehicle |
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Based on the ultra-reliable Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV M1078) platform and the combat-proven Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC), the Caiman incorporates the demonstrated performance of these components into a survivable protected vehicle designed to defeat current and emerging threats on today’s battlefield. The high levelof parts common to the FMTV and the Caiman 4x4 will maintain the same levels of readiness, mobility, serviceability andworldwide support as the 40,000 plus FMTVs already fielded.
The basic Caiman 4x4 BAE Systems Armor Holdings can be equipped with one 7.62 mm or 12,7 mm machine gun. The International MaxxPro MPV is an armored fighting vehicle designed by Navistar International's subsidiary International Military and Government LLC along with the Israeli Plasan Sasa, who designed and manufactures the vehicle's armor. The MaxxPro is based on the Navistar International Model 7000 truck chassis. The vehicle is classified as a Category 1 (MRUV) Mine Resistant Utility Vehicle MRAP. Category 1 MRAP's are the smallest vehicles (by weight and size) of the 3 classes of MRAP vehicles. The MaxxPro is fitted with a one man turret, equipped with a 7,62 mm or 12,7 mm machine gun. The turret is mounted to the right side, top of the hull. |
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 Navistar Maxxpro MRAP 4x4 combat vehicle |
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Nigerian army has taken delivery of 24