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Posted by JohnQC 2013-02-25 09:33||
2013-02-25 09:33||
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#2 Indigenous design and construction. Apparently the UAE has a thriving defense industry.
Posted by Pappy 2013-02-25 12:56||
2013-02-25 12:56||
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#3 Interesting info, thanks. Have they been real world tested yet or is this the first real go-round?
Posted by swksvolFF 2013-02-25 17:53||
2013-02-25 17:53||
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#4 take with some salt what the Pravda of the UAE says
The involvement of China probably is a clue that the product may only have final assembly in the UAE.
Posted by lord garth 2013-02-25 18:16||
2013-02-25 18:16||
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#5 Who cares. What country doesn't have some sort of small armored vehicle?
Posted by chris 2013-02-25 18:47||
2013-02-25 18:47||
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#6 The involvement of China probably is a clue that the product may only have final assembly in the UAE.
Chinese hardware assembled by Arabs. Now that's what I call a winner.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2013-02-25 20:39||
2013-02-25 20:39||
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#7 Chinese hardware assembled by Arabs.
If your goal is to control your own population the NIMR is just the thing, and it's cheap.
Posted by Steve White 2013-02-25 20:48||
2013-02-25 20:48||
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#8 JohnQC is probably closest. Indigenous design, Chinese manufacture of parts (like there aren't any other heavy equipment or auto companies doing that) and assembly (I prefer 'construction'). Big deal.
Still I wouldn't rule out the UAE having the capability. The Israelis screwed up the last time they invaded Lebanon, because they "misunderstimated". They damn near lost a ship as well.
Posted by Pappy 2013-02-25 23:08||
2013-02-25 23:08||
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