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| Russian Army orders more Chinese SUVs |
| 2021-02-26 |
| [DefenceBlog] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have ordered dozens of Chinese Haval H9 SUVs and plans to place an additional order for several hundred civil vehicles. The story was first reported by Kitayskiye avtomobili, which cited an internal source in the Russian army. “Haval won the tender for the supply to the headquarters in districts, the [SUV] H9. They have already arrived [in the army]. That is, the equipment has passed all the tough qualifications. Haval will be the main command vehicle. The contract for an extended period,” the source said. Most likely, the appearance of the H9 in the Russian military service is associated with the localization of production in the Tula region. Russian government agencies cannot buy imported cars. According to a report, Haval H9 SUVs produced by Haval, a sub-brand of Great Wall Motors, already were spotted at the Alabino training ground in the Moscow region and in one of the military towns. More at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 The advantage, no doubt, being that they are cheap to replace when they inevitably fall apart in midair. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-26 12:33 |