Renault Trucks Defense unveils a new VAB Mark 3 equipped with 90mm gun

Renault Trucks Defense unveils a new VAB Mark 3 equipped with 90mm gun. The upgraded version of VAB Mark 3 armored personnel carrier equipped with CMI 90 mm turret gun showed for the first time at  Renault Trucks Defense booth during EUROSATORY 2016.

The VAB Mark 3  was developed as a private venture. Vehicle was publicly revealed in 2012.

Transporting two crew members and six troop passengers in the 90 mm version presented, it is capable of taking part in infantry combat missions (support and reconnaissance, zone control) and benefits from ballistics and mine protection (Stanag 4569 NATO) meeting today’s high standards of crew protection.

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Its generous stock of 90 mm munitions makes it a lasting presence in the theater of operations.

(c) Jun Yue
(c) Jun Yue

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