Denel reaches turret delivery milestone
Denel has reached a new milestone on its contract delivering modular turrets for armoured vehicles used by the Malaysian armed forces, with the 100th turret now delivered.
Denel Land Systems is working on the €342 million contract to supply 177 modular turrets in four variants for the Malaysian AV8 vehicles, as well as 216 laser-guided Ingwe anti-tank missiles.
In detail, the contract deliverables consist of 69 armoured fighting vehicle turrets fitted with GI30 30mm cannons; 54 missile turrets with combined GI30 cannons and Ingwe missiles; and 54 remotely-operated weapon systems.
The variants were developed to meet the specific requirements of Malaysia and its operational environments which include tropical and jungle conditions.
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