08.06.2024, 13:38
Chinesische MRAPs für die Armee von Burkina Faso:
Schneemann
Zitat:Burkina Faso receives Chinese armoured vehicles [...]https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...d-vehicles
The National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso formally received a significant consignment of armoured vehicles in a delivery event attended by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the president of Burkina Faso, on 6 June.
The president's office released a statement saying the consignment included armoured combat vehicles that are resistant to improvised explosive devices, weapons, munitions, excavators, and trucks.
TV news coverage of the event showed 50 CS/VP14 and 40 VP11 mine-resistance ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles lined up at a base for the event, along with 17 Caterpillar excavators. Both MRAPs are promoted by China's Norinco, which says the VP11 has a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of about 10 tonnes. The VP11 was already known to be in service in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and Mali. The Kenya Army was previously the only known operator of the newer CS/VP14, which is reported to have a GVW of 9 tonnes.
Schneemann