Iveco and OTO Melara present new range of armoured vehicles at Eurosatory 2012 1506124

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Eurosatory 2012
International Land Defence & Security Exhibition
Paris
, France
11 - 15 June 2012
 
OTO Melara and Iveco at Eurosatory 2012 Press Release
 
 
Friday, June 15, 2012, 12:50 AM
 
Iveco and OTO Melara present new range of armoured vehicles at Eurosatory 2012.
At Eurosatory the international Defense and Security exhibition, Italian companies Iveco Defence Vehicles and OTO Melara present their latest technological advances and display their most innovative developments in theirs product range of wheeled armoured vehicles.
     
The Centauro VBM Freccia Explorer is an 8 X 8 armoured wheeled vehicle which combines the proven and highly reliable drive train of the Centauro Family with a hull especially designed to ensure the maximum crew survivability.
VBM Freccia explorer 8x8 IVECO defence armoured vehicle with HITFIST Plus turret OTO Melara
at Eurosatory 2012

     

The Centauro VBM Freccia Explorer is an 8 X 8 armoured wheeled vehicle which combines the proven and highly reliable drive train of the Centauro Family with a hull especially designed to ensure the maximum crew survivability. The Oto Melara HITFIST Plus turret, mounting a 25 mm or 30 mm cannon, provides the crew with the adequate firepower and protection while the powerful Iveco engine driving an automatic gearbox and enhanced by the 3-axles steering ensures an outstanding mobility.

     
Another vehicle of the Centauro family to be displayed is the Centauro VBM Recovery. This variant, besides providing the recovery of a same class vehicle with the help of a complete towing set and a 20 tons winch, makes possible to carry a complete power pack for “on-field” interventions thanks to a nine tons crane
Centauro VBM Armoured Revovery vehicle
     
Another vehicle of the Centauro family to be displayed is the Centauro VBM Recovery. This variant, besides providing the recovery of a same class vehicle with the help of a complete towing set and a 20 tons winch, makes possible to carry a complete power pack for “on-field” interventions thanks to a nine tons crane.

Iveco-Oto Melara will also exhibit the VBA, a combination of the SUPERAV of Iveco D.V. and the HITFIST OWS weapon station turret of Oto Melara, developed to match the requirements of the new Italian Amphibious Brigade. With outstanding mobility on land and in the water and airtransportability in a C130, the VBA provides an optimum blend of tactical, operational and strategic mobility. Its HITFIST OWS weapon station incorporates the latest technologies in the fields of electronics, signature and Man Machine Interface (MMI) with outstanding performances in terms of lethality, survivability and fightability.
     
Iveco-Oto Melara will also exhibit the VBA, a combination of the SUPERAV of Iveco D.V. and the HITFIST OWS weapon station turret of Oto Melara,
VBA IVECO SUPERAV armoured vehicle with HITFIST OWS Oto Melara turret
at Eurosatory 2012
     
The Dardo, state of the art in terms of mobility, crew protection and firing power, will be displayed in its mortar carrier version fitted with a 120 mm rifled bore mortar, TDA type and 2R2M semiautomatic mode.

The vehicular version of this mortar offers many advantages in terms of shooting range and celerity thanks to the semiautomatic loading, the electrically powered movement and the computer assisted ballistic. This capabilities allow the vehicle to be used as support for the combat units since the weapon is employed in security conditions with the possibility to move quickly.
     
The Dardo, state of the art in terms of mobility, crew protection and firing power, will be displayed in its mortar carrier version fitted with a 120 mm rifled bore mortar, TDA type and 2R2M semiautomatic mode.
Dardo tracked armoured vehicle 120 mm mortar carrier variant