Libya: Defence Ministry, Nexter, FNSS and 8x8 vehiclesnote

The Libyan Defence Ministry is said to have approved a project to buy 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles for the Libyan Land Forces (LLF). The following 381-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how many vehicles the Ministry intends to buy and what about possible suppliers and what about the VBCI of Nexter and Pars of FNSS. It also tells what about US intervention in the project. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/42 – October 18, 2013)]