Now this is interesting to me. We knew for months that all four finalists in Estonia’s 4x4 tender were Turkish vehicles and Cobra was probably the most likely to win.
Estonia was to buy 200 something vehicles total in 4x4 and 6x6 models to arm their second brigade. Expectation was that a Turkish model would win 4x4 while Patria 6x6 would probably be chosen for 6x6. Finland, Estonia and few other neighbors are opting for the same vehicle for greater interoperability.
What’s more interesting is that we had no reports of Arma 6x6 being tested in Estonia unlike the 4x4s that were there for months.
It would be a great win if Otokar can snatch this from Patria but let’s wait to see the results. I think this Arma 6x6 sale and Estonia sale might just be separate still. I’m still hoping Romania for the Arma sale.
edit, to expand. Estonian source have this sentence, saying separate contracts with two companies. Interesting. Four demining 4x4s? Which model with attachments we have for that role?
“The Ministry of Defense is scheduled to sign contracts with two Turkish companies on October 18.“