IDEX 2021: Iveco launches SuperAV variant and 4x4 tactical vehicle

24th February 2021 - 15:16 GMT | by Leonid Nersisyan in Abu Dhabi

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Both the 8x8 SuperAV Land and Multirole Tactical Vehicle have some common features.

Iveco Defence Vehicles used the IDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi to display two new vehicles to a trade show audience for the first time: the SuperAV Land 8x8 APC and the 4x4 Multirole Tactical Vehicle (MTV).

A company representative told Shephard that SuperAV Land is derived from the amphibious 8x8 SuperAV APC built for the USMC. Unlike its predecessor, the new armoured vehicle has no amphibious capabilities and lacks propellers.

In addition, the hull dimensions have been reduced, as well as the number of troops carried in the vehicle (from 13 to eight). Due to this the protection

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Leonid Nersisyan is a defence analyst and research fellow at APRI Armenia. He is a …

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