Singapore's defense ministry awards contract for new Armored Fighting Vehicle
Source: Xinhua   2017-03-22 19:43:26

SINGAPORE, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd for the production and supply of the Next Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV), said the ministry in a statement on Wednesday.

MINDEF revealed the Next Generation AFV will replace the ageing ULTRA M113 AFV, which has been in service since the early 1970s.

According to the statement, the Next Generation AFV will be the mainstay of the Singapore Armed Forces'(SAF) mechanized forces, operating alongside the Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle, to fulfil the SAF's operational requirements.

The ministry added the new AFV will "provide the armored forces with enhanced firepower, protection, mobility and situational awareness."

The delivery of the Next Generation AFV will begin in 2019.

Editor: Zhang Dongmiao
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Singapore's defense ministry awards contract for new Armored Fighting Vehicle

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-22 19:43:26
[Editor: huaxia]

SINGAPORE, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd for the production and supply of the Next Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV), said the ministry in a statement on Wednesday.

MINDEF revealed the Next Generation AFV will replace the ageing ULTRA M113 AFV, which has been in service since the early 1970s.

According to the statement, the Next Generation AFV will be the mainstay of the Singapore Armed Forces'(SAF) mechanized forces, operating alongside the Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle, to fulfil the SAF's operational requirements.

The ministry added the new AFV will "provide the armored forces with enhanced firepower, protection, mobility and situational awareness."

The delivery of the Next Generation AFV will begin in 2019.

[Editor: huaxia]
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