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I am confused, Emiraties claim that this vehicle was designed and built by them in WIKI and their sites while:
Development
The Nimr, which has previously been designated the Nimr High Mobility Tactical Vehicle/Tiger SAS High Mobility Tactical Vehicle (HMTV), was announced in late 2000 as a joint venture between Jordan's King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) and Bin Jabr Enterprises of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was described as a multipurpose vehicle intended to address the requirements for replacement of existing (4 × 4) light tactical vehicles, primarily in the Middle East and Asia. High levels of design consideration had been given to low acquisition and running costs, and the maximum possible use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components was made to enable global logistic support. When announced it carried the KADDB project designation of AB17. Nimr is the Arabic equivalent of Tiger.At IDEX 2001 a prototype vehicle was publicly displayed for the first time and Jordan's Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein was reported to have signed a contract worth around USD45 million for the co-production in Jordan of 1,500 vehicles, although some sources stated 1,700 vehicles. A dedicated production facility was to be set up at Duleil, Jordan, and production was then expected to commence late 2002.The original AB17 was designed in the Russian Federation by GAZ and throughout a long, troubled and cloudy gestation period a number of automotive design house-style companies in countries such as Austria (not confirmed), Australia and South Africa are known to have had involvement in proposed redesigns/re-engineering of the original vehicle. GAZ is no longer involved in the project and subsequently
Description
The Nimr (4 × 4) is currently marketed in five basic body configurations. These are Station Wagon, a four-door, four-seat station wagon-type body, Double Cabin Cargo, a four-door, four-seat pick-up-style with a limited-space rear cargo area, Single Cabin Cargo, a two-door, two-seat pick-up, Open Top, a four-door open top long range patrol-type body (further details of this variant can be found in the Surveillance, reconnaissance and long range patrol vehicles section), Armored Command Vehicle, a fully armoured variant. A new Command Vehicle has been outlined.The Nimr (6 × 6) is currently marketed in three basic body configurations. These are Extended Wheelbase Multipurpose, a 3.8 m wheelbase chassis with a single cab and rear chassis frame that is capable of accepting a wide variety of bodies, Armored Patrol Vehicle, this combining an armoured four-door cabin with an open long range patrol-type rear body (further details of this variant can be found in the Surveillance, reconnaissance and long range patrol vehicles section), Armored Personnel carrier, a fully armoured APC.Early technical specifications for the Nimr/Tiger quoted motive power provided by a Cummins 5.9-litre diesel engine developing 190 hp (142 kW) and coupled to a four-speed (five-speed optional) automatic transmission. This was later revised to the same engine but rated at 225 hp (168 kW) and coupled to a Allison LTC 1000 five-speed automatic transmission. Further specification revisions retained the Allison LTC 1000 transmission, but coupled to a 6.3-litre MTU diesel engine developing 280 hp (209 kW).
Nimr (4 x 4) and (6 x 6) high mobility tactical vehicles (United Arab Emirates) - Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics
