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Turkey and UAE develop Rabdan new 8x8 armoured vehicle for United Arab Emirates army 12502171.
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IDEX 2017 Official Online Show Daily News Media Partner International Defence Exhibition & Conference 19 - 23 February 2017 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Tawazun at IDEX 2017
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At the International Defense Exhibition IDEX, the Turkish Company Otokar has signed a foreign partnership with United Arab Emirates (UAE) to produce and sell 400 8x8 armored vehicles worth $661 million. The contract will be overtaken by the Al Jasoor Heavy Vehicles Industries, a joint company established by Otokar and Tawazun. At IDEX 2017, Tawazun has displayed the Rabdan, the new 8x8 armoured vehicle is based on the Turkish-made Otokar Arma wheeled vehicle.
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 The Rabdan 8x8 armoured vehicle fitted with Russian-made BMP-3 turret at Tawazun booth, during IDEX 2017, the International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. |
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At the booth of Tawazun in the outside exhibition area of IDEX 2017, the UAE Company Al Jasoor Heavy Vehicles Industries has presented for the first time a prototype of the Rabdan 8x8 armoured in Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) configuration.
The Rabdan was fitted with a two-man turret similar to the Russian-made BMP-3 tracked armoured infantry vehicle which is also in service with the UAE armed forces. The BMP-3 turret is armed one 100mm 2A70 semi-automatic rifled gun / missile launcher, which is stabilized in two axes and can fire either 3UOF HE-FRAG rounds or 3UBK10 anti-tank guided missiles. Second armament includes one 30 mm 2A72 coaxial cannon and one 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun. Some few years ago, the UAE armed forces has launched a request for a new combat vehicle to replace the BMP-3 with a more mobile 8x8 armoured vehicle. The UAE is the largest international military operator of BMP-3 IFV. Between 1992 and 2000 around 600 BMP-3s were delivered to UAE. According first specifications released by the UAE Company Al Jasoor Heavy Vehicles Industries, the Rabdan has the capacity to carried a total 12 military personnel including driver and commander. It has gross vehicle weight (GVW) from 28,000 kg to 30,000 kg. The Rabdan is motorized with a Caterpillar 12.5 liters diesel engine developing 600 hp. coupled to an Allison 4500 automatic transmission with 6 forward and 1 reverse gears. The vehicle can run at a maximum speed of 105 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 700 km. The Rabdan offers ballistic protection up to STANAG Level 4 and mine protection up to STANAG Level 4a/b. The vehicle is fully amphibious and propelled in the water at a maximum speed of 10 km/h thanks to two propellers mounted under the hull rear. |
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 The Rabdan IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) is fully amphibious propelled in the water by two propellers at a maximum speed of 10 km/h. |