Locally made armoured vehicles en route to Peacekeepers in Mali
The Unibuffel MK6 by SLEME By Asiri Fernando 01/07/2020 Colombo The Sri Lanka Army last week (26 June), handed over nine locally manufactured Mine Protected Vehicles (MPV's) and a Recovery Vehicle to be shipped to Mali, Africa. The vehicles will equip a company of Sri Lankan Peacekeepers who escort United Nations aid convoys in the war-torn nation. The vehicles, the latest version in the long line of combat proven "Unibuffel" family, have been fabricated by the Army's Electrical and Mechanical Engineer's Regiment (SLEME) in line with United Nation's requirements for they type of protected vehicle. The new Unibuffel MK6 variant, offers better mobility, mine and ballistic protection and crew comforts than previous models a senior SLEME officer told Defence Asia. The vehicles are also equipped with a blast sock absorbing seating system which was developed by the army R&D wing. Combined with the vehicles design features, the seats offer the peacekeepers m