UAE tender for 8x8 combat vehicles may be reconsidered?note

The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces is said to have intention to reconsider a tender for 600 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles. The following 344-word report sheds light on such intention and tells what about the reasons behind it. 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 20/07 – Feb. 15, 2013)]