WDS 2022: John Cockerill unveils i-X
The i-X wheeled armoured vehicle was unveiled by John Cockerill Defense on 6 March 2022 at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: John Cockerill Defense)
John Cockerill Defense unveiled a new wheeled armoured vehicle on 6 March during the first day of the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The vehicle is called Cockerill i-X and is designed as a light armoured platform with a modular turret for intercepting enemy forces. Representatives of John Cockerill claimed that i-X can reach unrivalled speeds with excellent mobility on any type of terrain.
‘We wanted the Cockerill i-X to be a breakthrough combat system for territorial defence interception — able to engage and defeat, by controlled means of force, any incoming threats before they reach their objective,’
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