Hi David,

Quote Originally Posted by davidbfpo View Post
Why the later South Africa versions have not been purchased or licensed by the coalition eludes me.

Yes, they were originally designed for 'bush warfare' where land lines were the main threat, not IEDs in urban areas. Are the principles of design and threat not the same?
As far as the threat envelope is concerned, it appears to be quite similar: mines/IEDs, RPGs, occasional anti-armour, etc. The designs should work, as would some of the Israeli designs.

The only problem with the South African versions is that they suffer from a fatal flaw: "Not designed here in the good ol' USA" . Which means that some congressman doesn't get to claim they got their constituents a juicy contract to research something that has already been designed.

Marc