UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, 8x8 vehicles, tests and tendernote

All bidders for a tender for 600 8x8 wheeled combat vehicles are said to have now presented all their prototypes with the Russian-made BMP-3 turret fitted out. The following 438-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the tests and tender. It also tells what about the position of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/24 – June 14, 2013)]