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Trends In Wheeled Armoured Vehicles

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

United States

Stryker LAV-H

Europe

VBCI Boxer

Europe

Freccia VBM SUPERLAV

Europe

AMV

AMV 8 x 8L

Europe

Piranha II Piranha III

Europe

Pandur Pandur II

Europe

ParsEjder

• 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

Russia

BTR-90 BTR-80

Ukraine

BTR-3U Guardian

BTR-4

APC Market Outlook

Command and Liaison VehiclesDingo 2

LMV

RG-32M

Eagle IV

LMV

UK Urgent Operational Requirements

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

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

• 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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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

Emerging MRAPs

Matador Aravis Marauder

LPPV• Reduced Weight• Greater Mobility• Greater Utility

MRAP: The Future

SandCat

Zephyr

Ocelot Wins Light Protected Patrol Vehicle Competition UK

Conclusion Wheeled Combat Vehicles

• 8 x 8 and 6 x 6 market strong in recent years

• Opportunities remain – however requirements changing

• Increase in countries developing vehicles