IDEX 2023: IGG to deliver Kirpi II MRAPs to Yemen

The Kasser 2 MRAP displayed on IGG’s outdoor stand at IDEX 2023. (Janes/Jeremy Binnie)

The Kasser 2 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle the Emirati company International Golden Group (IGG) displayed in the outdoor area at IDEX 2023, being held in Abu Dhabi from 20 to 24 February, is a Kirpi II made by the Turkish company BMC, Janes confirmed during the show.

While the Kasser 2 looks superficially different, it has BMC-branded components and a representative of the Turkish company said that an MRAP displayed by the IGG was essentially a Kirpi II.

Two sources independently confirmed that the vehicles will be delivered to the Yemeni military with remotely operated weapon stations (ROWS) for 14.5 mm heavy machine guns.

The Kasser 2 was unveiled during IDEX 2021 by the previously unknown Emirati company M4 Industries. At least nine were seen in media coverage of a visit to the IGG’s plant in Tawazun Industrial Park by the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) minister of industry and advanced technology, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, in August 2022.