Aqareb
Aqareb
Iranian armored fighting vehicle
The Aghareb (Persian: آقارب) is an Iranian designed and built eight-wheel drive armored fighting vehicle (AFV).[1] The Iranian armed forces categorizes the vehicle as a wheeled fire support system with inherent battlefield reconnaissance functionality.[1] The Aqareb is based upon the chassis of the Soviet BTR-60PB.[1][2][3] The vehicle was unveiled on the 15th of April 2015 by the then commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan.[2][3]