VOA Chinese, June 11, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/europe/20100611_RUSSIA_FRANCE_WARSHIP-96163764.html
My comment: Two worthy news reports. Sigh, is Russia's military industrial
complex so rusty?
(1) Ilya Arkhipov, Russia May Buy $12 Billion of Arms From NATO Members.
Bloomberg, June 11, 2010.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-11/russia-may-buy-12-billion-of-arms-from-nato-members-update2-.html
(a) Iveco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iveco
(an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin,
Italy; a subsidiary of the Fiat Group; The name is an acronym for Industrial
VEhicle Corporation)
(b) For "M65E," see
Iveco LMV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iveco_LMV
(LMV stands for Light Multirole Vehicle; and 4WD, four-wheel drive; In
Afghanistan the Lince vehicles have proved decisive in saving passenger's
lives in several attacks with IED; in this web page, M65E is mentioned only
once: "Operator[:] Slovakia: Slovak Army (40 Iveco M65E 4x4 LMV) )
The first photograph in the following link is M65E:
IVECO M65E 19WM 4x4, Light Multipurpose Vehicle. Army Recognition (an
internet magazine), July 24, 2007.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1023
(2) Nabi Abdullaev, Russia: We're Looking At Alternatives To Mistral.
Defense News, May 25, 2010.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4641683&c=SEA&s=TOP