Eurosatory
2010 Preview
Eurosatory 2010 (14-18
June 2010) provides Iveco Defence Vehicles with the opportunity
to acquaint both existing customers and other visitors
with the most recent developments in our product range.
Taking pride of place on the stand at Eurosatory will
be our new 8 x 8 amphibious vehicle, the SUPERAV. Designed
by our engineers in Bolzano to meet an identified need
for an airportable medium AFV capable of operating up
to Sea State 3, SUPERAV is available in a number of variants,
all based on a common hull design and drive train. The
vehicle can also be equipped with a turret mounting a
cannon of up to 30mm calibre.
SUPERAV
8x8 Amphibious armoured vehicle
The
new 4x4 Medium Protected Vehicle (MPV) will also be on
display. A wholly European development, the MPV design
exploits the technical expertise of two of the major European
armoured vehicle manufacturers, Iveco DV and Krauss- Maffei
Wegmann (KMW) of Germany. A formal co-operation agreement
between the two companies was signed in June.
MPV
4x4 Medium Protected Vehicle
Iveco is also delighted to be able to exhibit four examples
of its innovative development of existing product lines
to meet evolving operational requirements. The first of
these is the continuing work to develop our successful
LMV design to further increase its utility. Three variants
are on display:
• A long wheel base, long cab version with an increased
GVW, payload and capacity and further improved internal
ergonomic layout
• A long wheel base, short cab version fitted with
a lightweight loadbed designed and manufactured by Marshall
Specialist Vehicle
• An evolution of the LMV after request of the Italian
Army for a specific variant providing, among others, increased
protection.
LMV
Pick-up
All
of these variants are designed to meet the growing need
for Protected Utility vehicles, recognising the particular
demands of asymmetric warfare. Iveco has two further developments
which aim to meet the demands of providing logistic support
in demanding and hostile conditions. Of great interest
to a wide variety of countries is the Trakker chassis
mounting a ballistic steel protected cab. The outstanding
mobility and reliability of the well proven Trakker, combined
with the industry leading protection levels provided by
the cab, provides a rugged, highly survivable logistic
capability with the potential for deployment in even the
most demanding operational conditions. The 8 x 8 vehicle
being exhibited is a water tanker currently in service
with the Bundeswehr.
In parallel with this development of the Trakker based
highly cost and operationally effective COTS protected
logistic vehicle, Iveco has also further developed its
military special High Mobility range, produced by Iveco’s
Astra plant. Available in 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 configurations,
the range now features a newly developed protected cab.
This uses a composite appliqué system which can
be mounted on the purpose designed base cab, ensuring
that the vehicle provides the crew with the maximum flexibility
in providing trade-offs between protection and payload.
All of these vehicles are on display at the Iveco Stand,
number D501.
