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VBL Mk2 Combat All-terrain Reconnaissance Armored Vehicle
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The VBL Mk2 is an upgraded version of the famous standard VBL (Véhicule blindé léger - Light armoured vehicle) which is designed and manufactured by the French Company Panhard. The Mk2 version of the VBL benefits from many improvements in relation to previous models. The main feature is the use of a new powerpack to increase mobility in all-terrain conditions. The VBL Mk2 can be used for por patrol, reconnaissance our surveillance missions. The standard VBL is a combat proven vehicle which is actually in service with the french armed forces in Afghanistan and Lebanon. In 2008, the Kuwaiti Ministry of the Interior has ordered 20 light armoured vehicles VBL Mk2 to equip its special forces. Panhard also proposed the VBL Mk2 to the Russian Ministry of Interior troops. Russia could be interested to buy the VBL Mk2 to equip their border guards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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