8 for 8 by 8: Eight contenders for the UAE's $2 billion 8x8 tender

[AKINCI]

Andrew Elwell --- 02/17/2012

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is eyeing up a new generation of armoured vehicles with a contract for 600 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles in the pipeline.

Earlier this month Janes Defence Weekly reported that the UAE had issued an international request for proposal (RfP) for the new fleet, with an order that could total as much as $2 billion (£1.3 billion).

The UAE is expecting responses by next month, here’s a look at some of the vehicles in contention:

8 for 8 by 8: Eight contenders for the UAE's $2 billion 8x8 tender by Andrew Elwell

 

[Quasar]

Boxer (Germany) VS. TURKS

 

[AKINCI]

Boxer (Germany) VS. TURKS

bro i don't think that arabs purchase boxer. as far as i know a boxer price is higher than a leo2a6. fnss can make good agreement like in malaysian tender. contact price for 600 8x8 may be only 1.3 billion not 2.

 

[Kompromat]

I kinda love otokar Arma , i wish we had cash to buy for our military.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

@aeronaut... indigenous equipment is the way to go... Hope to see Ababeel MRAP in service soon..Inshallah.

 

[Kompromat]

@aeronaut... indigenous equipment is the way to go... Hope to see Ababeel MRAP in service soon..Inshallah.

I like your advocacy of indigenous equipment , do you have any pics of Ababeel ?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

I like your advocacy of indigenous equipment , do you have any pics of Ababeel ?

Very old pic(from 2010) of Ababeel/alsilsil or whatever during a test run at HIT:

 

[AKINCI]

Very old pic(from 2010) of Ababeel/alsilsil or whatever during a test run at HIT:

bro Ababeel is probably an internal security vehicle such as otokar's this vehicle

 

[farhan_9909]

Very old pic(from 2010) of Ababeel/alsilsil or whatever during a test run at HIT:

as per xyon this is a direct copy of Wild cat(israel)

Pak should go for something like the turkish arma ore the German boxer

Indegenously

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

bro Ababeel is probably an internal security vehicle such as otokar's this vehicle

No brother its an MRAP with a V shaped hull etc...its like israels wild cat.

 

[Bismarck]

Boxer (Germany) VS. TURKS

Yes, its between us.

 

[Cerian]

"Crown Prince Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi at the Çankaya Presidential Palace"

Interesting to see Murad Bayar in there..

 

[Alpery]

I hope UAE's brothers choose a muslim armoured vehicle