UAE: Patria, BTR, VBCI and tender for armored vehiclesnote

The Patria AMV is said to have recently been compared with the Piranha V of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and the German-made ARTEC Boxer Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) within the context of a tender for 600 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles. The following 481-word report sheds light on the outcome and tells what about the other vehicles in competition, notably the Russian-made BTR and the VBCI of Nexter.