Algeria: Defence Ministry plans to buy tracked IFVsnote

The Algerian Defence Ministry is said to be mulling plans to reinforce the mechanized Infantry divisions with more tracked armored infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). The following 314-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the plans in question. It also tells how many IFVs the Ministry intends to buy and what about the preferred types. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/47 – November 22, 2013)]