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UAE ordering locally produced armored vehicles

By Richard Tomkins
NIMR's JAIS armored vehicle, which is being ordered by The United Arab Emirates. Photo courtesy NIMR
NIMR's JAIS armored vehicle, which is being ordered by The United Arab Emirates. Photo courtesy NIMR

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- NIMR Automotive of the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday it is to supply the country's military with more than 1,750 armored vehicles.

The breakdown of the vehicle types, under several awards the UAE armed forces intends to issue: 1,500 JAIS 4x4 and 6x6 infantry fighting vehicles; more than 150 HAFEET 630A artillery support vehicles in both observation and command-and-control configurations; an 115 AJBAN 440A vehicles equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems.

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"We are delighted and proud to have been selected to support the UAE Armed Forces expand its capability with our best-in-class military vehicles and technology." Dr. Fahad Saif Harhara, chief executive officer of NIMR said.

"These vehicles sit at the cutting edge of military technology, combining our proven platforms integrated with complex mission equipment. These agreements represent an important milestone in our company's history."

NIMR is a subsidiary of Emirates Defense Industries Company.

In addition to the three orders it is to receive, NIMR said it has also signed a cooperation agreement with Czech manufacturer VOP CZ for the marketing, distribution, production and after-sale support of the NIMR armored vehicles to the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.

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Delivery of the vehicles to the UAE military are expected to begin next year. The monetary value of the orders was not disclosed.

NIMR announced the deals at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi.

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