LWI - Land Warfare
Innoson to produce military grade vehicles in Nigeria
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing has partnered with the Nigerian Army to conceptualise, design, modify and produce armoured fighting vehicles and other military hardware, the company announced on 3 January.
To encourage local entrepreneurs, the Nigerian Army had asked IVM, the first indigenous military vehicle manufacturer, to supply three vehicle prototypes in early 2017. According to the company, the vehicles were found to be durable and were employed in operations.
Based on the performance of the initial vehicles, the army acquired more than 70 variants of the Innoson vehicles, which were deployed in the North East for Operation Lafiya Dole.
The company has also delivered three newly manufactured vehicles, the IVM G80 Bigger Jeep, IVM G40 Smaller Jeep and IVM Granite Pickup, to the Nigerian Army for trials.
The specific areas of partnership between the Nigerian Army and the company include immediate supply of 100 vehicles, supply of appropriate gears, engines and chassis required for immediate modifications and repair of armoured fighting vehicles in the North East Theatre of Operations.
The partnership will also focus on identifying requirements for production of armoured fighting vehicle in Nigerian Army Central Workshop in Kaduna and enhancing the capacity of Nigerian Army personnel to actively participate in the successful implementation of the joint venture.
More from Land Warfare
-
Jankel expands product range, eyes future requirements
Jankel used this year's DVD exhibition in Millbrook to showcase a broad range of its vehicle solutions, from armoured civilian examples to a new 6x6 ...
-
British Army to receive first Ajax vehicles by year end
The British Army’s new fleet of Ajax tracked vehicles is inching closer to service as the first production vehicles prepare to be handed over later ...
-
New variants of Belrex PCSV developed
ST Engineering’s Land Systems arm and Paramount Group have developed new variants of the Belrex Protected Combat Support Vehicle (PCSV). The Belrex vehicle - commissioned ...
-
DCS to support US Army TARDEC GVSP
DCS Corporation has received a five year prime task order to provide technical and programme support to the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and ...
-
India approves military equipment procurement
India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved procurement of equipment valued at $1.25 billion for the Indian defence forces, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced ...
-
Citing progress, UK officials commit to Warrior upgrade
Top industry and UK government officials used this year’s DVD 2018 event to reaffirm their commitment to the British Army’s flagship Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme ...