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Blurb from Jane's Defense Weekly:
DSA 2006: Malaysia trials trio in search for 8 x 8 requirement
By Christopher F Foss Jane's Land Desk Contributing Editor
Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian Army is starting a six-week mobility trial of three 8 x 8 vehicles to meet a potential requirement for an initial acquisition of 98 vehicles, which will be sufficient to equip one cavalry regiment.
The three vehicles to be evaluated are:
* the Finnish Patria Vehicles Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV), fitted with an Oto Melara two-person turret and armed with ATK GunSystems Company 30 mm MK 44 cannon;
* the Swiss Mowag Piranha IIIC, also fitted with an Oto Melara two-person turret; and
* the Turkish FNSS Pars, fitted with a one-person Sharpshooter turret armed with an ATK Gun Systems Company 25 mm M242 cannon.
Defence sources indicated to Jane's that of the total 98 vehicles some 82 are required to be fitted with a turret armed with an automatic cannon.
DSA 2006: Malaysia trials trio in search for 8 x 8 requirement
By Christopher F Foss Jane's Land Desk Contributing Editor
Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian Army is starting a six-week mobility trial of three 8 x 8 vehicles to meet a potential requirement for an initial acquisition of 98 vehicles, which will be sufficient to equip one cavalry regiment.
The three vehicles to be evaluated are:
* the Finnish Patria Vehicles Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV), fitted with an Oto Melara two-person turret and armed with ATK GunSystems Company 30 mm MK 44 cannon;
* the Swiss Mowag Piranha IIIC, also fitted with an Oto Melara two-person turret; and
* the Turkish FNSS Pars, fitted with a one-person Sharpshooter turret armed with an ATK Gun Systems Company 25 mm M242 cannon.
Defence sources indicated to Jane's that of the total 98 vehicles some 82 are required to be fitted with a turret armed with an automatic cannon.
