Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 29
By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:
Georgian military engineers are designing a special armored vehicle for Saudi Arabia. An armored vehicle is designed for the evacuation of wounded servicemen from the battle area, head of the foreign trade department of the Georgian Military Scientific and Technical Center "Delta" Otar Chiteishvili told Kommersant radio Aug. 28.
Georgia participates in the tender announced by Saudi Arabia for this armored car design. Its sketches with technical characteristics were sent to the tender commission Aug. 26.
In case of winning the tender, the Georgian side will provide Saudi Arabia with 600 armored vehicles during the first year, but a few thousand vehicles within the contractual 10-year period.
The minimum cost of an armored vehicle is $240,000-$250,000.