Pak to get 40 MRAP vehicles

[denel]

I don't know much about MRAP's but i've seen videos of turkish MRAP's blown into pieces with many dead soldiers. Some MRAP's were even unidentifiable after the blasts. Are these american MRAP's better?

Just standard issue Buffels are perfect for the job; just check with Sri Lanka. THere are thousands of surplus Buffels in storage for sale.

http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/South_Africa/Buffel.php

You will see the first mine proof vehicle which was from VW beetle; this was designed in Rhodesia (now Zim). Buffel is the oupa of mine proof vehicles that followed it.

 

[Windjammer]

Navistar, the US-based truck major who had a joint venture with tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra, has bagged a contract to supply armoured trucks to the Pakistan Army

Swaraj Baggonkar Moneycontrol News

Navistar, the US-based truck major who had a joint venture with tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra , has bagged a contract to supply armoured trucks to the Pakistan Army.
The US Department of Defense issued a USD 35 million contract for supplying 40 MaxxPro Dash DXM mine-resistant, armoured trucks to Pakistan.
While Indian companies are ramping up their presence across several armies around the world they are, however, barred from supplying defence products to Pakistan. Exports of passenger vehicles to the neighbouring country, too, are banned. Mahindra and Navistar had a long running partnership for two joint ventures in India that made trucks, buses and high capacity diesel engines. The JV developed trucks from scratch for the Indian market under the brand Mahindra Navistar. In 2012, however, the US company expressed its willingness to exit the joint ventures as it wanted to focus on the US market. In the following year M&M purchased Navistar’s stakes in the two JVs for an undisclosed sum. Break-up of the Mahindra-Navistar JV could be partly attributed to the fact that Navistar wanted to pursue international military contracts including those emerging from Pakistan awarded by the US. Such deals could have progressively created hurdles for M&M’s very own defence ambitions. Pakistan has been using mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles as part of its claimed counter insurgency operations in the federally administered tribal areas (FATA). Pakistan had sought surplus MRAPs from US stocks in Afghanistan under the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) programme. However, they failed to materialise. Mahindra, meanwhile, is aggressively bidding for Indian defence contracts chasing deals meant to serve all the three units Army, Airforce and Navy. The Mumbai-based company has also bid for the mammoth Rs 60,000 crore contract to build 2,600 units of Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV). Tata Motors is amongst the other bidders for the project.

Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/bu...-pakistan_8574221.html?utm_source=ref_article

 

[xyxmt]

Pakistan Suzuki has a joint venture with Suzuki of Japan that does not mean Pak Suzuki can tell their parent what to do

 

[Roybot]

What a retarded article, so Navistar broke up its partnership with M&M so that it could bag a 35 million dollar deal for Pakistan

 

[Windjammer]

What a retarded article, so Navistar broke up its partnership with M&M so that it could bag a 35 million dollar deal for Pakistan

Comprehension issues.....

Break-up of the Mahindra-Navistar JV could be partly attributed to the fact that Navistar wanted to pursue international military contracts including those emerging from Pakistan awarded by the US.

 

[Roybot]

Comprehension issues.....

Break-up of the Mahindra-Navistar JV could be partly attributed to the fact that Navistar wanted to pursue international military contracts including those emerging from Pakistan awarded by the US.

Its still a retarded article. If am not wrong Pakistan army uses Indian owned Land Rovers as well.

Navistar exited the partnership way back in 2012, to insinuate that it did so in the hope of bagging some obscure US order meant for PA 5 years down the line is ridiculous.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...int-ventures-for-rs-175-cr/article4213031.ece

 

[monitor]

Its still a retarded article. If am not wrong Pakistan army uses Indian owned Land Rovers as well.

That because they were probably bought before land rover bought by Indian company.

 

[Cool_Soldier]

India would not be able to void this deal.
India is now a days pissing off by itself as most of its policies to isolate Pakistan are getting failed.

 

[monitor]

Navistar, the US-based truck major who had a joint venture with tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra, has bagged a contract to supply armoured trucks to the Pakistan Army

Swaraj Baggonkar Moneycontrol News

Navistar, the US-based truck major who had a joint venture with tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra , has bagged a contract to supply armoured trucks to the Pakistan Army.
The US Department of Defense issued a USD 35 million contract for supplying 40 MaxxPro Dash DXM mine-resistant, armoured trucks to Pakistan.
While Indian companies are ramping up their presence across several armies around the world they are, however, barred from supplying defence products to Pakistan. Exports of passenger vehicles to the neighbouring country, too, are banned. Mahindra and Navistar had a long running partnership for two joint ventures in India that made trucks, buses and high capacity diesel engines. The JV developed trucks from scratch for the Indian market under the brand Mahindra Navistar. In 2012, however, the US company expressed its willingness to exit the joint ventures as it wanted to focus on the US market. In the following year M&M purchased Navistar’s stakes in the two JVs for an undisclosed sum. Break-up of the Mahindra-Navistar JV could be partly attributed to the fact that Navistar wanted to pursue international military contracts including those emerging from Pakistan awarded by the US. Such deals could have progressively created hurdles for M&M’s very own defence ambitions. Pakistan has been using mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles as part of its claimed counter insurgency operations in the federally administered tribal areas (FATA). Pakistan had sought surplus MRAPs from US stocks in Afghanistan under the Excess Defence Articles (EDA) programme. However, they failed to materialise. Mahindra, meanwhile, is aggressively bidding for Indian defence contracts chasing deals meant to serve all the three units Army, Airforce and Navy. The Mumbai-based company has also bid for the mammoth Rs 60,000 crore contract to build 2,600 units of Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV). Tata Motors is amongst the other bidders for the project.

Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/bu...-pakistan_8574221.html?utm_source=ref_article

It's unclear why navister would break the JV with MM which could offer bigger contract then Pakistan. Even if they were with Indian company they could participate ever military deal except Pakistan. One reason maybe a joint venture between Indian and US company could tarnish US Navister.

 

[Windjammer]

Its still a retarded article. If am not wrong Pakistan army uses Indian owned Land Rovers as well.

Navistar exited the partnership way back in 2012, to insinuate that it did so in the hope of bagging some obscure US order meant for PA 5 years down the line is ridiculous.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com...int-ventures-for-rs-175-cr/article4213031.ece

Seems you are replying without even reading the article, no where it mentions that Navistar parted in hope for the PA order, it wanted to tap into US market and also landed the PA order.

In 2012, however, the US company expressed its willingness to exit the joint ventures as it wanted to focus on the US market.

 

[Roybot]

Seems you are replying without even reading the article, no where it mentions that Navistar parted in hope for the PA order, it wanted to tap into US market and also landed the PA order.

In 2012, however, the US company expressed its willingness to exit the joint ventures as it wanted to focus on the US market.

I am only objecting to the part about US order for PA being even a remote reason for the exit, it wasn't.

 

[Windjammer]

It's unclear why navister would break the JV with MM which could offer bigger contract then Pakistan. Even if they were with Indian company they could participate ever military deal except Pakistan. One reason maybe a joint venture between Indian and US company could tarnish US Navister.

The joint products were exclusively for the Indian commercial market, not sure if they made any trucks for the Indian army but as you said, tagging the Indian maker along may have not been successful on the international arena, anyhow this is the beast they are manufacturing to supply PA.

 

[Path-Finder]

The joint products were exclusively for the Indian commercial market, not sure if they made any trucks for the Indian army but as you said, tagging the Indian maker along may have not been successful on the international arena, anyhow this is the beast they are manufacturing to supply PA.

commercial market? really? indian army already has a mrap.

 

[Windjammer]

commercial market? really? indian army already has a mrap.

What are you trying to say, I'm only going by what's mentioned in the article.

Mahindra and Navistar had a long running partnership for two joint ventures in India that made trucks, buses and high capacity diesel engines.

 

[Hassan Guy]

So?