The contract, with the International Golden Group (IGG), covers delivery of the ring mounts plus operator and maintainer training, a spares package and technical documentation. The mounts will equip the UAE’s new Agrab Mk 2 120mm Mobile Mortar System.
The IGG order also marks the first Middle East export success for a Platt protected ring mount, and immediately follows a mid-2012 order from Finland for an additional 39 MR550 Bi-Metal Ring Mounts to equip their RG32M mine-hardened vehicles.
The ring mounts selected for the UAE are based on Platt’s highly successful and combat-proven MR550 Bi-Metal Ring Mount series, which feature a dual layer of armour protection for the gunner in a lightweight and cost-effective package.
MR550 ring mount protection levels can be upgraded to STANAG Level 3. Armament options include either a heavy machine gun, 40mm automatic grenade launcher or a 7.62mm/5.56mm calibre machine gun.
Deliveries of the first ring mounts will commence in early 2013.
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