Georgia unveils infantry combat vehicle

Tbilisi -  Georgia has unveiled a 14-tonne armoured infantry combat vehicle that is equipped with cannons and machine guns.

Lazika, with an armour that could protect against 14.5-mm caliber armour-penetration bullets, is equipped with 23-mm caliber cannons and 7.62-mm machine guns, said military sources.

Both President Mikheil Saakashvili and Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia attended its unveiling, reported Xinhua.

The 14-tonne vehicle is the advanced model of Didgori, a Georgian-made armoured personnel carrier that was unveiled during the country's independent day military parade May 26, 2011.