With Thai soldiers regularly using motorcycles to patrol the insurgent-plagued southern provinces of their country, the military is exploring the use of a lightly armoured fast attack vehicle to give troops greater protection.
Polsart Lertprasert, of the faculty of engineering at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, explained to Shephard at Defence & Security 2015 in Bangkok that soldiers need transport with high mobility and armour protection for counterinsurgency operations in jungles or areas with narrow roads.
The Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV) project, which is also called a Light Armed Tactical Patrol Vehicle in university literature, commenced in 2012 with
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CTA International (CTAI), a joint venture between KNDS France and BAE Systems, developed the 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (40 CTAS) for integration onto armoured vehicles. It has been further developed for ships and ground-based systems.
Tehran has been relying on UAVs and ballistic missiles while Jerusalem uses jets, deep fires and precision-guided munitions.
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