UAE 8x8 tender: Patria AMV v/s VBCInote

The Emirati teams in charge of a tender for 600 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles are said to have recently made a comparison between the Patria AMV of Patria and VBCI of Nexter. The following 440-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the results. It also tells what about the reaction of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. [Fully reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/37 – September 13, 2013)]