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They put the price tag for the batch of 35 Amazons at $17.5 million.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-GB\">BMC first launched the Amazon at the 2016 Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference in Qatar. The vehicle, according to company officials, is ideal for both police and military use in urban operations. The Amazon can accommodate up to seven personnel. It comes with extra armor and remote gun-station system options.<\/span><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMC also has a contract to sell 329 Kirpis to the Turkish military in 2017. The Kirpi is a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle developed and manufactured by BMC. It features a 375 PS engine; a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4-wheel drive configuration; a fully automatic transmission; a transport capacity of up to 15 fully armed personnel; protection against mine, ballistic and improvised explosive device threats; a manual turret\/remote-controlled weapon station; a central tire inflation system; and an automatic fire extinguishing system. It can run on flat tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMC is in talks with Turkmenistan for the sale of 10 ambulance versions of the Kirpi. 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