UAE Land Forces, plans to buy 8x8 vehicles for military bases abroadnote

The UAE Land Forces (UAELF) and the US Army held last week a five-day joint exercise in the desert codenamed “Iron Claw 2”. The exercise took place as the General Staff of the UAE Armed Forces was looking into the possibility of buying 4x4 and 8x8 military vehicles for the Emirati military bases abroad. The following 340-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the 8x8 vehicles in which the UAELF command is showing interest. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/52 – Dec. 23, 2016]