The military junta in Burkina Faso has received delivery of at least 100 Chinese-manufactured armoured vehicles, including Norinco CS/VP14 MRAPs, Norinco VN22 6x6 wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, and Norinco CS/VN9 6x6 armoured personnel carriers.
They also reportedly received trucks and tankers manufactured by Shacman, which is a prominent Chinese vehicle manufacturer.
The Norinco CS/VP14 MRAP can withstand a 10-kg anti-tank mine under any wheel and can resist 7.62x51 mm gunfire from up to 30 metres. It has a total combat weight of 9 tonnes.
The Norinco VN22 has a heavily armoured hull that can resist 25 mm shells at the front and 14.5mm projectiles elsewhere. It can hold up to 9 infantrymen and is armed with a 30 mm automatic cannon and two Red Arrow 73D anti-tank missiles.
The Norinco CS/VN9 can withstand 12.7 mm bullets from 200 metres and can transport up to six paratroopers. It is also equipped with a 30 mm automatic cannon for self-defence.
These vehicles provide a comprehensive variety of capabilities including mine protection, fire support, anti-tank capabilities and of course troop transport, further indicating a shift towards a much more modern military for Burkina Faso since their military coup. It also suggests a warming of relations between Burkina Faso and China, which pre-coup, weren't as good