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The Egyptian army is negotiating with the German company Rheinmetall to manufacture locally advanced armored vehicles based on the Leopard 2 tank.
The Tactical Report intelligence website reported that the Egyptian army is in advanced negotiations with the German company Rheinmetall to acquire AEV 3 Kodiak armored vehicles.
These vehicles are equipped with engineering equipment and have mine-clearing and anti-explosive versions, which are very expensive as Germany operates only 40 units, and the unit cost is $6 million.
An Egyptian military source told the Tactical Report website that Egypt is negotiating with the German side to obtain these vehicles.
He said that Egypt needs these vehicles to transport engineers within the areas of military operations because these armored vehicles are characterized by very high protection and are capable of carrying 2-3 personnel with a range of 500 km and a speed of 70 km per hour.
The Egyptian military source told Al-Monitor that the Egyptian army wants to manufacture these vehicles through technology transfer.
The source confirmed that the German company Rheinmetall agreed to the deal on the condition that the Egyptian side purchase large numbers of armored vehicles in exchange for manufacturing technology.
The AEV 3 Kodiak is armed with a 40 mm cannon.
The AEV 3 Kodiak typically uses the popular Leopard 2 tank chassis from the current surplus of users, and is also available as a newly built vehicle on the current generation Leopard 2 chassis. General modifications include removal of the turret and installation of a completely new fixed superstructure, installation of a hydraulic mount with a dozer blade or mine-clearing plow, and installation of a telescopic boom usually with an excavator.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/egypt-rheinmetall-and-aev-3-kodiak-vehicles/
The Tactical Report intelligence website reported that the Egyptian army is in advanced negotiations with the German company Rheinmetall to acquire AEV 3 Kodiak armored vehicles.
These vehicles are equipped with engineering equipment and have mine-clearing and anti-explosive versions, which are very expensive as Germany operates only 40 units, and the unit cost is $6 million.
An Egyptian military source told the Tactical Report website that Egypt is negotiating with the German side to obtain these vehicles.
He said that Egypt needs these vehicles to transport engineers within the areas of military operations because these armored vehicles are characterized by very high protection and are capable of carrying 2-3 personnel with a range of 500 km and a speed of 70 km per hour.
The Egyptian military source told Al-Monitor that the Egyptian army wants to manufacture these vehicles through technology transfer.
The source confirmed that the German company Rheinmetall agreed to the deal on the condition that the Egyptian side purchase large numbers of armored vehicles in exchange for manufacturing technology.
The AEV 3 Kodiak is armed with a 40 mm cannon.
The AEV 3 Kodiak typically uses the popular Leopard 2 tank chassis from the current surplus of users, and is also available as a newly built vehicle on the current generation Leopard 2 chassis. General modifications include removal of the turret and installation of a completely new fixed superstructure, installation of a hydraulic mount with a dozer blade or mine-clearing plow, and installation of a telescopic boom usually with an excavator.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/egypt-rheinmetall-and-aev-3-kodiak-vehicles/
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