Friday, July 25, 2014

Peruvian Marines buying LAV-25's.


via Press Release.
LONDON, Ontario, July 24, 2014 -- The Peruvian Ministry of Defence has awarded a USD$67 million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 32 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) for the Peruvian Marines. General Dynamics Land Systems, the Canadian company's parent corporation, is a business unit of General Dynamics.
The contract was signed through the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada.
Vehicles provided under this contract will be personnel carrier variants of the LAV II family of vehicles with amphibious capability. Included in the contract is a complete logistics support package. Deliveries will commence by mid-2015.

Danny Deep, vice-president of General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, said, "We are proud to have been selected by the Peruvian Marines to meet their armoured vehicle requirement and look forward to establishing a long-term relationship with this very important customer."
Not surprising.

The USMC and Peruvian Marines are developing strong bonds.  I expect to see more of a USMC presence in that country going forward to counter Chinese attempts to gain influence in the region. 

1 comment :

  1. They need it for the new ship they are building. Peru will built 15 different Ships in the next 5 years.The Navy always buy occidental stuff, not Russian or Chinese. They have Italian Lupos, German Subs Exocets, Otto Melara missiles etc.
    As Peruvian-Canadian I'm happy for the acquisition.
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