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GDA 2017: Nurol readies NMS 4x4 for production

13th December 2017 - 06:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Kuwait

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Turkish vehicle manufacturer Nurol Makina will wrap up qualification trials of its new NMS 4x4 vehicle early next year as it pursues initial customers for the vehicle in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Speaking to Shephard at Gulf Defense and Aerospace in Kuwait, Emre Akin, strategic planning and market development director at Nurol Makina, said the end of qualification trials next year will be followed by further field tests and blast tests for the vehicle.

‘We already have a couple of countries interested in this vehicle,’ said Akin.

He added that production could start as early as Q2 2018 if

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