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Thailand to buy VN1 from China
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) selected the Chinese-built VN1 8x8 as its newest IFV, after visiting its production facilities and testing the VN1 against the BTR-4 from Ukraine and BTR-82A from Russia.
The first batch of ten VN1 vehicles will be bought for $1.4 million per unit, along with ...
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