In China showed new military truck FAW MV3

In China showed new military truck FAW MV3.

he MV3 tactical truck was developed by First Automobile Works (FAW) to meet a Chinese army requirement for a general utility truck with a payload capacity of up to 10 t. The FAW is a Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company.

To meet this requirement the FAW developed a new family of tactical military trucks with 4×4 and 6×6 configurations. It is worth noting that recently Chinese army issued a number of requirements for various new-generation trucks. In 2011 the FAW MV3 military truck has been adopted by Chinese army.

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It will replace a whole host of older 4×4 and 6×6 military trucks.

Some sources report that MV3 trucks have been ordered by North Korea.

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