Young South African defence company supplies African police forces with modern armoured personnel carriers for deployment in Sudan
[Johannesburg, 27 November 2009] -
The South African designed and produced GILA 4x4 Mine Resistant and Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle was selected by Canada for supply to African countries being deployed under the United Nations in the Darfur Province of Sudan.Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) selected the GILA 4x4 as the preferred protected patrol vehicle for four African Formed Police Units (FPUs) that will deploy under the mandate of the hybrid African Union / United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).“IVEMA's value proposition in the provision of the GILA 4x4 MRAP Patrol vehicle allowed Canada to meet its fleet standardization objective within aggressive timelines while ensuring a high level of vehicle, equipment and training support made possible through the continental presence of a South African supplier” explained CCC representative, Stefan Dery.
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