MSPO 2015: Pegasus to fly with AMPV?
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) is offering its AMPV 4x4 vehicle to meet the requirements of Poland’s Pegasus programme.
The company displayed its first fully worked-up prototype of the AMPV vehicle at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland, complete with all the equipment demanded by Polish Special Forces.
RMMV is offering the AMPV through the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) as it will include a number of components and construction elements that will be built in Poland.
A spokesperson for RMMV told Shephard that the difference between the AMPV displayed at the show and rival offerings (GDLS’ Eagle V, Thales
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