Order Placed For Hundreds Of 8 x 8 Armored Vehicles

June 07 2011

Malaysia

A Turkish joint venture, formed between BAE Systems in the U.S. and Nurol Holding in Turkey, has inked a contract with Deftech of Malaysia for armored vehicles, reports BAE Systems.

The US$559 million contract with FNSS Defense Systems covers the design, development and manufacture of 257 AV-8 8 x 8 wheeled armored vehicles for the Malaysian armed forces.

The AV-8 is based on the FNSS-designed Pars multi-role vehicle. It will be redesigned to specifically meet Malaysian...

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