According to the Ukrainian automobile Financial Network reported on July 16, may see the U.S. MRAP vehicles (MRAP) on the battlefield in Afghanistan and Iraq, the excellent performance of the Chinese military of this new demand for specialty vehicles is increasing.
Foreign media, autumn 2010, in armored vehicle production in China, Poly Technologies and the South African land mobile system (MLS) signed a purchase of 11 MRAP vehicles and the transfer of production technology contract.
Private land mobile systems in South Africa was established in June 2009, the General Manager ? David Hartin said he was received in 2009, Poly’s invitation to start negotiations with China. ? David Hartin said: “To meet the special requirements of the Chinese side, I MRAP vehicle structure has been modified, in Beijing and China’s industrial enterprises after several visits, to determine the structure of the body.” the end of 2009, land mobile systems in South Africa has developed a CAPRIVI-Mk1 model 4 × 4 wheeled MRAP vehicles. The car’s main components are from China’s production of commercial trucks.
Foreign media, David ? Hartin that, in order to meet domestic demand and equipped peacekeeping force, China in the next few years on the MRAP vehicles may exceed the total demand for 10,000 vehicles. PLA is currently one of the world’s largest armed forces, the total strength of about 250 million people. China’s military is equipped with over 8500 main battle tanks, 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles and 3500 various types of armored personnel carriers. It should be noted that these tanks the ability to attack mine protection than weak.
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