All vehicles for the German Federal Defense Force will
be jointly manufactured by General Dynamics European Land
Systems-Mowag in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and General
Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany in Kaiserslautern.
Numerous other German suppliers will be engaged in the
manufacture and supply of many key components.
The EAGLE vehicle was selected in 2008 following 2 years
of intensive evaluation within the framework of the public
procurement of protected Class 2 Command and Function
vehicles. This vehicle replaces a large number of existing
unprotected and lightly protected Federal Defense Force
vehicles on foreign missions. Due to its high protection
level, deployability, agility and tactical mobility, the
EAGLE is suitable for the entire mission spectrum in this
class of vehicles. The EAGLE can be used for various missions
by applying modular add-on kits.
The first contract, for the delivery of 198 EAGLE vehicles,
was signed by the BWB and General Dynamics in November
2008. By May 2009, the first vehicles were delivered and
deployed to Afghanistan, where they have demonstrated
their outstanding reliability and high availability. Deliveries
of the initial 198 vehicles was completed in September
2010, three months ahead of the contractual delivery schedule.
The urgent need for highly protected vehicles in the
Federal Defense Force led to another order of 20 EAGLE
BAT ambulance vehicles in November 2009 plus an order
of an additional 60 EAGLE patrol vehicles for the German
Federal Police in mid-April 2010. The current order for
an additional 195 vehicles will ensure the continuous
supply of urgently needed protected Command and Function
vehicles over the coming years. Those vehicles are scheduled
to be manufactured and delivered within 2011 and 2012.
These orders reflect the strong relationship with the
BWB and the Federal Defense Force as a key customer for
General Dynamics European Land Systems and underline the
international success of the highly protected EAGLE.
