BAE Launches New Variant of South Africa's Export MRAP
(Cape Town, South Africa, September 16, 2008) -- BAE Systems has launched the newest version of its acclaimed RG series of mine resistant personnel carrier vehicle, the RG31 Mk6E, which will make its debut at the African Aerospace & Defence 2008 show in Cape Town (17-21 September).
Since receiving a Canadian armed forces order for RG31 Mk3 vehicles in 2003, the Benoni-based company's RG-series of products have boosted South African exports by more than ZAR3.5 billion ($430 million) with a steadily increasing series of additional orders for vehicles, spares and support from new customers around the globe. It has also created over 300 news jobs at its factory near Johannesburg and many more throughout its supplier network.
"We are confident that this latest development, will further entrench our South African business as the world's leader in mine protected vehicle technology," said Johan Steyn, Managing Director of BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa.
"The RG series builds on the three decades of experience we have gained in South Africa, through vehicles such as the Casspir, Mamba and Mfezi. Its success is a result of our ongoing investment into ever improving the vehicle's protection levels. We achieve this by applying new concepts and designs influenced by customer and operator feedback and simulation," he explained.
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