DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Renault Trucks Defense And Spain's Iturri Sign Cooperation Agreement

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Renault Trucks Defense And Spain's Iturri Sign Cooperation Agreement

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 14, 2011: Renault Trucks Defense and the Spanish group Iturri have just inked a cooperation agreement concerning the assembly, marketing and operational maintenance of Renault Trucks Defense range of products in Spain.

The agreement includes the Sherpa Light 4x4 tactical and light armored vehicles, the Sherpa Medium tactical trucks, the Kerax logistic trucks and the VAB Mark II medium armored vehicle. The objective is to meet the needs of the Spanish armed forces but also some foreign countries

The Spanish armed forces are to select new vehicles in 2011 to replace their 8x8 - 6x6 - 4x4 tactical trucks and their 4x4 tactical and light armored vehicles.

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DTN News: NATO Selects Sherpa From Renault Trucks Defense / Renault Trucks Defense ~ NATO Selection

DTN News: NATO Selects Sherpa From Renault Trucks Defense / Renault Trucks Defense ~ NATO Selection

*Sources: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) BRUSSELS, Belgium - June 30, 2009: NATO is choosing the vehicle Sherpa from Renault Trucks Defense as the suitable armoured vehicle dedicated to reconnaissance and liaison.

The Renault Sherpa 2 is a light tactical military truck intended for projection forces. It is designed to be highly mobile on difficult terrain and has a payload of 2 to 3 tons.

At the end of the international tender "Blast and Bullet Proof Protected Vehicle Rough Terrain - PVRT -" issued in 2008, the NAMSA has chosen the Sherpa from Renault Trucks Defense, in its armoured version, to meet NATO protected liaison and reconnaissance needs.

The vehicle is the Sherpa light scout.

Following the recent success in 2007 and 2008 of the Sherpa as shelter carrier and tactical vehicle for NATO and the last order by the French authorities of the tactical Sherpa Syracuse III, the Sherpa range confirms its reliability with this new International reference.