DSA 2022: Malaysian UNIFIL contingent to receive Ejder Yalçin 4x4s
Soldiers serving with MALBATT on peacekeeping duties in Lebanon will operate Ejder Yalçin 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicles. (Photo: Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters)
Twenty new armoured vehicles for MALBATT in Lebanon will include the Aselsan SARP RWS.
Nadi Corp, via one of its subsidiary companies, has been awarded a RM190 million tender to provide 20 4x4 APCs for the Malaysian Battalion (MALBATT) contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Working with Turkish partner Nurol Makina, Malaysia-based Nadi Corp will supply 20 Ejder Yalçin 4x4 wheeled armoured vehicles equipped with the Aselsan Stabilized Advanced Remote Weapon Platform (SARP) remote weapons station (RWS).
The tender had been issued in October 2020.
A Nadi Corp official told Shephard that the company will deliver a single vehicle for pre-delivery inspection in 2022, followed by 10-15 vehicles in
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