IAD new mine protected vehicle MRAP Nyoka Mk2 unveiled in live demonstration at AAD 2012 2009125

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Nyoka Mk2 at AAD 2012
 
 
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 11:19 PM
 
IAD new mine protected vehicle MRAP Nyoka Mk2 unveiled in live demonstration at AAD 2012.
The South African Company South Africa’s Industrial and Automotive Design (IAD) and the Saudi Groups unveil the new mine protected vehicle MRAP Nyoka Mk2 in live demonstration at AAD 2012, Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa.
     
The South African Company South Africa’s Industrial and Automotive Design (IAD) and the Saudi Groups unveil the new mine protected vehicle MRAP Nyoka Mk2 in live demonstration at AAD 2012, Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa.
Nyoka Mk2 MRAP mine protected vehicle at AAD 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition
     

The Nyoka Mk 2 mine-protected armoured personnel carrier (APC) will be marketed throughout Africa by the joint venture.

SAUDI GROUPS, a private Saudi Arabian company specialized on military and security systems and after the success in introducing AL-KASER, AL-MANSOUR, AL-NAIF and AL-FAISAL armored personnel carriers (APC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as other GCCC and Middle Eastern Countries with more than 300 APC's currently in use by government entities, SAUDI GROUPS unveiled it's 2011 Mines Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier (MRAPC) called AL-MASMAK.

At AAD 2012, the Nyoka Mk2 is fitted with a manual turret armed with a 7.62 mm machine gun but the vehicle can be equipped with a full range of weapon systems up to a caliber of 25mm.

AL-MASMAK is the first worldwide 4X4 armored personnel carrier tested up to STANAG 4569 level 4A & 4B mines resistant levels (double anti-tank mine -14 kg of TNT under the hull) and (triple anti-tank mine - 21 kg of TNT under any wheel) and all around ballistics protection up to STANAG 4569 level 3 (7.62 54mm API 890 m/s and 7.62 63mm AP 830 m/s).

     
Nyoka Mk2 during live demonstration at AAD 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in South Africa.
Nyoka Mk2 during live demonstration at AAD 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in South Africa.