ABU DHABI \u2013 NIMR Automotive revealed how its new 4×4 all-terrain vehicle performs on the burning desert sands of Abu Dhabi, with the sun beating down as it swept over curves and the dust danced in its tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proven performance in such extreme conditions, whether they be blazing hot or frigidly cold, is among the differentiators of the company\u2019s Rapid Intervention Vehicle, company executives told Defense News during a visit to the UAE facility, which included a desert test drive in the vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n Indeed, as the company designed and manufactured its vehicle in temperatures that reached near 150 degrees Fahrenheit, NIMR looked beyond the borders of countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council to those with colder climates to widen its market. The vehicle is fully customizable for countries in Eastern Europe, in particular, that are faced with insurgency and in need of armored vehicles for border security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NIMR and partner MIRA, an engineering company based in the UK worked closely with the reconnaissance and special operations teams of the UAE Armed Forces to develop the vehicle specifications \u201cfocused on the military capability that\u2019s required,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Carey Wilks, NIMR\u2019s chief operating officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe needed something that would go inside a chinook and to be able to deploy from a chinook without preparation, to deploy straight into action,\u201d Wilks said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t