New joint venture brings revolutionary armoured vehicle technology to the Gulf

Mbombe - Paramount Low Profile Vehicle (PLPV)

21.02.2011 Paramount Group / Army Guide

Innovative armoured vehicle technology from South Africa's largest independent defence business makes an impact in the Middle East. South Africa's Paramount Group is using IDEX, the Middle East's largest defence technology exhibition, to announce a major new joint venture to bolster its presence in the Gulf. The joint venture, with the UAE's International Golden Group (IGG), has been signed in response to increasing interest in Paramount's IED and mine protected armoured vehicles from Gulf State countries. IGG, with its established international reputation in the introduction of key equipment to the Middle East, will market and distribute Paramount vehicles – including its new revolutionary Paramount Low Profile Vehicle (PLPV) – in the region. The PLPV was launched recently under the name 'Mbombe' and IDEX 2011 will be the first time it has been seen outside Africa. The partnership will focus initially on the market in the United Arab Emirates, with a view to bringing some of the world's finest armoured vehicles, pioneered in South Africa, to the wider region.