Egypt Purchases Thousands of Armored Vehicles
The Dubai-based company Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles is building thousands of Panthera T6 light armored vehicles for Egypt
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 27/02/2017
Egyptian soldiers stand in front of a Panthera T6. (Egyptian Armed Forces)
Engineer Mohamed Emad el-Kabbany, Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles' (MSPV's) assistant manager for sales and business development, confirmed to jane's that somewhere between 2,000-3,000 Panthera T6 three-door vehicles were ordered for both the Egyptian Army and National Police.
The T6 is a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series vehicle that has had its shell removed and a new armored body fitted. The three-door version has seats for six personnel in the back in addition to the two up front and can be armed with a machine gun in a ring-mount.
The reports adds that the vehicle has been seen in the Sinai Peninsula, where the Egyptian Army is trying to suppress the local branch of the Islamic State militant group.
The Dubai-based company Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles is building thousands of Panthera T6 light armored vehicles for Egypt
Egyptian soldiers stand in front of a Panthera T6. (Egyptian Armed Forces)
Engineer Mohamed Emad el-Kabbany, Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles' (MSPV's) assistant manager for sales and business development, confirmed to jane's that somewhere between 2,000-3,000 Panthera T6 three-door vehicles were ordered for both the Egyptian Army and National Police.
The T6 is a Toyota Land Cruiser 79-series vehicle that has had its shell removed and a new armored body fitted. The three-door version has seats for six personnel in the back in addition to the two up front and can be armed with a machine gun in a ring-mount.
The reports adds that the vehicle has been seen in the Sinai Peninsula, where the Egyptian Army is trying to suppress the local branch of the Islamic State militant group.
