VBTP-MR gets its first overseas sale.

via Defense News.

Italy's Iveco has signed an agreement to sell 80 military and police vehicles to Lebanon, an Italian industrial source has said.
The deal, worth around 30 million euros, was signed in mid-December and could be followed in the new year by further orders, the source said.
The contract includes 25 Lince vehicles, also known as Light Multipurpose Vehicles vehicles, and five larger, MPV vehicles in troop transport version, as well as 10 6-by-6 VBTP armored vehicles.

Absolutely awesome.

Iveco predicted that they would sell the VBTP-MR to other nations and its bound to be a great seller.  An impressive number of troops can be carried, it has the ability to mount an array of several weapons, it has excellent blast protection and its amphibious.

I expect Iveco to tap into the booming Asian market soon.  We might be seeing the next generation of "Piranha" wheeled APC domination, only this time its called VBTP-MR.