Nimr in production
Nimr Automotive of the United Arab
Emirates is now in
full-scale production of its expand-
ing family of light armoured vehicles
(LAVs), now referred to as the Ajban
class. Well in excess of 1,000 vehicles
have rolled off the production line,
in 4×4 and 6×6 configurations, since
low-rate production started two
years ago.
In 2015, it was announced
that the UAE Armed Forces had
placed a contract with Nimr Auto-
motive for a further 500 vehicles,
plus the upgrading of 500 earlier
vehicles. SA Artillery