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| Thursday, December
20, 2012, 01:50 PM |
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| Government
of Colombia has selected the Oshkosh Sandcat Plasan 4x4 armoured vehicle. |
The
Government of Colombia has selected the Oshkosh
Sandcat Plasan 4x4 armoured vehicle, as new model of MRAP
(Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) for its armed forces under a development
of strategy plan called "Plan Meteoro".
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Oshkosh SandCat
4x4 protected vehicle at DVD defence exhibition in United Kingdom
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total of 14 vehicle will be acquired for a total amount around $ 650,000.
The SandCat
is a wheeled light protected multi-role vehicle designed and manufactured
by the American Company Oshkosh.
Built on a commercial Ford 550 commercial chassis, the 9-ton Oshkosh SANDCAT
protected vehicle is designed for potential mass production. The Oshkosh
SandCat is a protected multirole vehicle built to offer high performance
and payload capacities for challenging missions.
The SandCat
is new concept of light multi-role protected vehicle, especialy designed
to conduct urban operations and security missions with a totally new vehicle
capability. This high-speed, higly-protected, highly-maneuverable vehicle
can be specificaly designed for a wide variety of roles.
The SandCat
can be reconfigured to fit a wide variety of missions: military, homeland
defense, global war on terror, law enforcement and security, special operations,
disaster aid and peace-keeping missions. All while meeting the rigorous
demands needed for crew and vehicle protection, reliability, versatility,
payload capacity and affordability.
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