Intelligence and Insight You Can Trust. Trends In Wheeled Armoured Vehicles.
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Agenda
• Change in requirements – increased protection, firepower etc
• Recent procurement programmes• Europe 8 x 8 and 6 x 6 platforms • Future European Procurement Opportunities• Wheeled Combat Vehicle market outlook• Command and Liaison Vehicles• MRAP programmes
Trends in wheeled combat vehicles
• Current economic situation is having an effect on all aspects of defence procurement
• Political changes could have a major impact
• Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq require different vehicles
Changing requirements
Users are now demanding:-
• More volume and payload
• Increased protection
• Increased firepower
• Increased electrical power requirements
• Built-in growth potential
• Electronic architecture
• Modular protection system including defensive aids suite
• Amphibious capability?
• Airportable in a C-130 Hercules?
• Novel drive systems
• Through life support and contracting for availability
• Network Enabled Capability
Future requirements
European 8 x 8 ProgrammesCountry Vehicle Number Ordered Contract Year Delivery Years
Belgium Piranha III 242 2006 2007-2015
Croatia AMV 126 20072008
2009-2013
Czech Republic
Pandur 2 107 2009 2009-2013
Denmark Piranha III 91 2003 2005-2007
Finland AMV 62 2004 2007-2008
Finland
AMV AMOS 24 2004 2010
France VBCI 630 2008 2008-2015
Georgia
Ejder 70 2007 2008 - 2009
Germany Boxer 272 2006 2009-2015
Greece
Not selected 84
European 8 x 8 ProgrammesСтрана Vehicle Number
OrderedContract Year Delivery
Years
Ирландия Piranha 40 2002/2005 2004 - 2007
Италия Freccia 54 2007 2008 - 2016
Нидерланды Boxer 200 2006 2011-2016
Польша AMV 690 (32)
2003 2004-2014
Португалия Pandur 2 293 2005 2007-2010
Румыния Piranha 31 2007 2008-2010
Словения AMV 135 2006 2009 - 2015
Испания Piranha III 14 2008 2009-2014
Испания
Not selected
300
Швеция AMV 113 2010 2011
Швейцария Piranha III 38 2007 2009-2011
• France - VAB replacement
• Spanish Futuro Sistema de Combat Terrestre (FSCT) programme– 300 vehicles to be ordered
• Greek 8 x 8 Programme – 84 vehicles may be procured
• UK FRES Utility Vehicle programme
• US Marine Personnel Carrier
Future Opportunities
Wolfhound TSV (HEAVY)• Based on Force Protection Cougar• 97 ordered in April 2009• USD122.6 million contract
Husky TSV (Medium)• Based on Navistar MXT• 262 ordered in April 2009• USD180 million contract
UK MRAP Tactical Support Vehicles
Husky
Wolfhound
• Urgent need to address IED threat
• Biggest procurement effort since WW2
• Over 16,238 platforms ordered since 2007
• USD10.5 billion on production
US MRAP Programme
US MRAP Procurement
MaxxPro RG-31 Caiman
US MRAP Programme
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7000
MaxxPro Cougar Caiman RG-33 RG-31
• Lighter, more mobile vehicle required for Afghanistan
• Same protection requirement
• Current requirement – 5,244
MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV)
Bushmaster – Australian Army
1999
• Bushmaster Prototypes deployed in East Timor
• 370 ordered (USD118 million)
2007
• 143 ordered (USD82 million)
2008
• 293 ordered