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| Dagger PVP Arquus Light armoured liaison all-terrain vehicle |
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| The Panhard PVP (Petit Véhicule Protégé = Light Protected Vehicle) is an all-terrain liaison, air transportable, high mobility, modular, lightweight, armored vehicle developed to meet the requirements of the French Army. In 2004, the French DGA, délégation générale pour l’armement or Armament Procurement Agency, has awarded a €40 million ($48 million) production contract to société nouvelle des automobiles Auverland (SNAA) for 314 petit véhicule protégé/protected small vehicles (PVP). In 2005, Peugeot Citroën sold is defence division Panhard to the French company Auverland, to create a new company with the name Panhard General Defense. The Company Panhard was purchased in 2012 by Renault Trucks Defense, who is now rebranded under the name of Arquus. The Auverland A4 AVL vehicle was selected for the PVP program by the DGA and the French Army during technical-operational comparative tests with other bidders underwent mainly at the Ventoux mountain, France. At thgis time, more than 930 vehicles have been ordered by the French Army. The Panhard PVP offers excellent mobility owing, in particular, to its weight-to-power ratio of more than 34 hp per ton. The Panhard PVP, a protected vehicle in the 5-tons class, is much easier to handle in urban environments than its competitors thanks to its small size. Intended for use in conflict areas, it is suited for use in narrow streets. With its powerful engine and automatic gearbox, it is also perfectly at ease on rough terrain and offers excellent obstacle crossing capability. Panhard is now a subdivision of the French Company Renault Trucks Defense. In 2015, Renault Trucks Defense has renamed the PVP with a new commercial name, the Dagger. |
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| Variants |
- PVP XL : long chassis
- PVP HD : with an armour cabin
- Gavial: Rheinmetall offered a licence-built variant known as Gavial for the German army. |
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| Technical Data |
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| Armament | | The 4x4 PVP Panhard or Dagger vehicle can accept a full range of roof-mounted weapons. The PVP can also be fitted with a remote controlled weapon station armed with weapons up to 12.7 mm caliber. The center of top hull is equipped with a single hatch for the gunner station. | | Design and Protection | | The technical and military concept behind the Panhard A4 or Dagger comes from the French Army, which is currently procuring a new generation of armored vehicles. Apart from a high useful load capacity, the French Army has placed the accent on effective ballistic protection and operational versatility in line with its new mission profile. The crew compartment as well as the engine has been protected through the addition aluminum and steel plates with thickness ranging from 6mm to 10mm. The PVP offers a protection for the crew STANAG 4569 level 2 and mine floor protection. A large bullet-proof window is mounted at the front of the crew compartment to provide high visibility for the driver and commander vehicle. Two small bullet-proof windows with firing port at the bottom are mounted to each side of the hull. The PVP Panhard has an inside volume of 4.5 m³, providing large inside space area for the crew and soldiers. A large door is fitted at the rear part of the hull which is equipped with a small bullet-proof window and a firing port.
| | Propulsion | | The Panhard General Defense PVP or Dagger is based on a 4 x 4 cross-country chassis with the engine compartment at the front. The vehicle is motorized with an IVECO Turbo Diesel Euro 3 4 cylinders in line developing 140cv at 3,600 rpm, coupled to gearbox ZF 5-speed automatic transmission. The Panhard PVP offers 30% of slide slope, 60% of slope-climbing and 535mm of water fording capacities, making it an outstanding off-road vehicle.. | | Accessories | | The Panhard PVP or Dagger is air transportable in the transport-helicopter CH-53, as well as in the C-130, C-160 and A400M. The versatile PVP can carry up to four persons including equipment and can be used to perform an extremely wide variety of missions, such as reconnaissance, command and control, transport and patrolling and is capable of accommodating various weapon stations.
| | | | Specifications | | Back to top | | Armament | | 12,7 mm machine gun circular station, swivel station for 7,62 mm machine gun, or 40 mm grenade launcher aaaa | | Country users | | France, Chile, Togo, Germany "Gavial" | | Designer Company | | Panhard
| | Accessories | | black out lights, air conditioning, electric winch, central tyre inflation system | | Crew | | 2 + 2 soldiers | | | Armor | | STANAG 4569 Level 2 for the crew compartment, Level 1 for the engine compartment and anti-mine protection for the floor | | Weight | | 4,390 kg empty | | Speed | | 120 km/h | | Range | | 800 km
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| | Dimensions | | Lenght, 4,59 m; Width, 2,27 m; Height, 2,17 m | | | | | |
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Video PVP Panhard Light Armored Liaison Vehicle All-terrain
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