UAE: Sheikh Mohammad, BMP-3 and Nimr armored vehicles

Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is said to have pointed out during IDEX 2013 to the importance of the Russian-made BMP-3 tracked Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The following 440-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the BMP-3 vehicle and what about the home-built Nimr armored vehicle in the light of UAE projects to buy armored vehicles. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/09 – March 1, 2013)]