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Malaysia buys 250 Turkish Armored Vehicles
Malaysia and Turkey signed a preliminary agreement to supply 250 armored Asian state Pars, tells Defense News . Given the additional contracts, which will accompany the production and delivery of armored vehicles, the transaction value may exceed $ 500 million. The contract will be signed shortly and will become the largest military export deal in Turkey.
Pars Manufacturing armored car company engaged FNSS, the majority of shares belongs to the Turkish Nurol Holding. Another shareholder is the U.S. subsidiary of British BAE Systems.Under the agreement, Malaysia will also participate in the production of Pars.For Malaysia, will be produced armored cars with the wheel formula 8x8.
Armoured Pars equipped 525-horsepower diesel engine and can reach speeds of up to one hundred miles an hour on the highway, and when moving on the water - up to ten miles an hour. Cruising of cars up to thousands of kilometers
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Pars designed to carry 14 soldiers or loads weighing eight tons. Armored personnel carrier armed with 25-millimeter cannon and machine gun caliber 7,62 mm.
Primary buyer of Pars is now Turkey, where these machines designed and developed. In 2009 the Turkish army has ordered 1,000 Pars, and the Navy - about 50 amphibious vehicles modifications.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4615111&c=EUR&s=LAN
Malaysia and Turkey signed a preliminary agreement to supply 250 armored Asian state Pars, tells Defense News . Given the additional contracts, which will accompany the production and delivery of armored vehicles, the transaction value may exceed $ 500 million. The contract will be signed shortly and will become the largest military export deal in Turkey.
Pars Manufacturing armored car company engaged FNSS, the majority of shares belongs to the Turkish Nurol Holding. Another shareholder is the U.S. subsidiary of British BAE Systems.Under the agreement, Malaysia will also participate in the production of Pars.For Malaysia, will be produced armored cars with the wheel formula 8x8.
Armoured Pars equipped 525-horsepower diesel engine and can reach speeds of up to one hundred miles an hour on the highway, and when moving on the water - up to ten miles an hour. Cruising of cars up to thousands of kilometers
.
Pars designed to carry 14 soldiers or loads weighing eight tons. Armored personnel carrier armed with 25-millimeter cannon and machine gun caliber 7,62 mm.
Primary buyer of Pars is now Turkey, where these machines designed and developed. In 2009 the Turkish army has ordered 1,000 Pars, and the Navy - about 50 amphibious vehicles modifications.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4615111&c=EUR&s=LAN
