CIO unveiled its new Centauro Ⅱ 8×8 tank destroyer armed with a 120 mm main gun at Eurosatory 2016 in Paris. The vehicle has been designed for the Italian Army, which is planning to buy 136 examples to equip nine cavalry units. Speaking at Eurosatory on 14 June, Roberto Cortesi, the president of CIO, said that the new vehicle offered improved mobility, protection, networking, and firepower over the 30-year-old Centauro. The CIO consortium comprises Iveco and Oto Melara.
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