Latvia nears 4x4 tactical vehicle decision
According to Latvian MoD the evaluation process of offers submitted in the tender for new high-mobility armoured 4x4 tactical vehicles has concluded.
Riga now awaits its decision to come into force, before officially announcing the preferred bidder.
The Finnish company Oy Sisu is considered to be the winner of the Latvian tender with the Sisu GTP 4x4, as stated by local media.
According to unofficial sources within the MoD, Oy Sisu's GTP 4x4 has been selected as the preferred platform, out-competing rivals such as AM General’s HMMWV, Paramount Group’s Marauder LAV and Otokar’s Cobra, which also took part in the
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