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Modular Turrets for Localized AFV Manufacturing
['Tamir Eshel']
Defense Update:
European defense manufacturers are accelerating domestic production capabilities of Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) amid ongoing regional security tensions.
Both utilize Elbit Systems’ UT30MK2 turrets, integrating a 30mm canon, countermeasures including Iron Fist active protection systems, optronic systems, and missile launchers on board.
These developments reflect a broader trend toward technology transfer models and geographic diversification of armored vehicle production, even in small-scale procurement plans.
European defense Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) benefit from government policies favoring domestic production.
Such a move has been recently taken by Morocco, which opted to locally produce The Indian WhAP 8×8 IFVs developed by Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and match Elbit Systems’ Elbit turrets, including the UT30MK2 30mm and possibly the Crossbow 120mm mortar.
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