Brazil's Ares unveils upgraded M113MB1APC

摘要

Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa, a Brazilian subsidiary of Elbit Systems, is marketing an upgrade package for the Brazilian Army's Mil 3BR armoured personnel carriers (APCs) that includes the company's REMAX III lightweight remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS). The army has shown interest in adding the system to a number of vehicles, an industry source told Jane's. BAE Systems, together with the Brazilian Army, has modernised 150M113Bsto theM113BR configuration (a local designation for the Ml 13A2 Mkl standard) and is completing a second batch of 236 APCs. All the M113BRS retain the original protected machine gun mount.