UAE 8x8 tender: Nexter v/s Patria

Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, is said to have narrowed his interest to Patria AMV of Patria and VBCI of Nexter within the context of a tender for 600 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles. The following 490-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the chances of each vehicle to win the competition. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/39 – September 27, 2013)]