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A further 26 MOWAG PIRANHA IIIC 8x8 for the Swiss Army Kreuzlingen - MOWAG GmbH, a General Dynamics European Land Systems Company - integrated and well-established in Kreuzlingen, recently got an order from Swiss Army for the production of 26 PIRANHA IIIC 8x8 that shall be used as carrier vehicles for the Swiss Army battlefield management system and as communication vehicles. They will be manufactured in Kreuzlingen and delivered in the years 2010 and 2011. Information and communication are indispensable for the military and civil guidance. The ever-increasing mobility, flexibility and modern communication technology require an infrastructure that ensures the timely delivery of reliable information. With the second development stage of the BMS (FIS HE) and with a further performance increase of telecommunication equipment, which has been approved in the “R?stungsprogramm 2007“ (procurement program 2007), guidability during the securing of the operational area and during missions in favor of the civilian population can be further enhanced. Among other items, Parliament approved the procurement of a total of 26 carrier vehicles on the basis of the PIRANHA IIIC - which is successful all over the world - with this procurement program. Out of the ordered vehicles, 6 will be delivered as armored command vehicles for the BMS, 8 as armored communication vehicles, and 12 as so-called „armored Radio Access Point vehicles with increased functionality”. The selection of the PIRANHA IIIC as the carrier vehicle documents the close partnership and the confidence of the Swiss Army in the reliability of the PIRANHA, MOWAG and the GD ELS Group. Close to 900 vehicles of the PIRANHA family in various configurations are already in use in the Swiss Army. The MOWAG PIRANHA IIIC 8x8 - a well-proven platform The PIRANHA IIIC has a length of 7.30 m, a width of 2.66 m, and a GVW of 22 t. The vehicle reaches a speed of up to 100 km/h on the road. The PIRANHA IIIC easily manages gradients of up to 60%, and fording depths of up to 1.50 m. The 400 HP engine, together with the 7-speed automatic transmission, the modern independent wheel suspension, the tire pressure control system, and the disengageable all-wheel drive, give the PIRANHA IIIC a high degree of mobility even in difficult terrain. Moreover, the protection against ballistic threats and against mines provides the crew with a maximum degree of protection in a mission. The vehicle is equipped with all necessary features (NBC system, autonomous power supply, A/C system, etc.) that are required for the 24-hour operation of the integrated systems. Source: MOWAG GmbH Czech Army buys Dingo 2 APCs Prague, Nov 21 (CTK) - Czech military intelligence service (VZ) director Ondrej Palenik on Tuesday signed a contract with the MPI Group company on the purchase of four light APCs Dingo 2, Defence Ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek has written on the ministry's web page. The producer is to supply the vehicles worth about 135 million crowns by the end of February 2008. The server Euro Online previously said the ministry had decided to buy the four Dingo 2s without disclosing the conditions of the tender in question. The VZ reportedly addressed six to eight companies within the selection proceedings, but only two finally competed for the order. Cirtek has said that the order was placed in accordance with the law on public orders. "The supply was needed urgently. It could not be met in a different kind of procedure for time reasons," Cirtek said. He said the Dingo 2s should be used in Afghanistan by members of the Czech reconstruction team to be deployed in the Logar province next March. Dingo 2s are not the first APCs the Czech military plans to buy. The ministry is also preparing a draft contract on the purchase of four light APCs Iveco, which are to be used by the Czech military police's special unit operating in the Afghan province of Hilmand. The Ivecos order's cost is about 100 million crowns, according to the ministry. The Americans have probably offered further help in this respect. According to the press, they are to lend over 20 Humvee vehicles to the Czech military which is to use them either in Iraq or Afghanistan. The ministry says the planned purchase of eight light APCs will meet only the most urgent need. In the future, it will be necessary to buy tens of light APCs, for which public tenders will be launched, the ministry says. Apart from the light APCs, the Czech military has bought 199 heavy APCs Pandurs worth more than 23 billion crowns from the Austrian company Steyr, which is one of the biggest orders in the Czech military's history. Source: Czech News Agency |
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