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MOTORINDIA
l May 2012
Ashok Leyland Defence Systems,
a joint venture company manufac-
turing specialized tactical and ar-
moured vehicles, unveiled at DE-
FEXPO 2012 the first of the range
of COLT tactical vehicles, the Light
Tactical Vehicle (4x4). The vehi-
cle has been developed through the
company’s strategic partnership
with Panhard General Defense,
France. In addition, a new range of
product concepts and systems devel-
oped with Krauss Maffei Wegmann
Gmbh (KMW), Germany, were also
unveiled.
“India’s Defence sector is seeking
greater participation from the pri-
vate sector to shore up the nation’s
defences, and Ashok Leyland De-
fence stands poised to leverage tech-
nologies and partnerships to provide
tactical and armoured solutions to
address our country’s defence re-
quirements,” said Dr. V. Sumantran,
Chairman, Ashok Leyland Defence
Systems. “Our product range will
offer state-of-the-art performance
while achieving high levels of local
content and cost competitiveness.
Today, we are proud to unveil the