General Dynamics European Land System (GDELS) presents the latest member of
the PIRANHA family of armoured wheeled vehicles, the PIRANHA Class 5, and the new artillery
system DONAR for the first time at IDEX 2011 exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
DESERT PIRANHA 5 – Adaptable for Operations Across the Spectrum of Conflict.
DESERT
PIRANHA 5 has been designed from the outset with adaptability, flexibility and growth capacity as
the corner stones of the design. Wheeled armoured combat vehicles now form the core of a deployable
land forces combat power and for this reason they need to be effective across the complete spectrum
of conflict including peace keeping, counter insurgency and ultimately general war. A thorough
analysis of the requirements across these scenarios has been completed to drive the design thus
ensuring DESERT PIRANHA 5 is suitable for the operations of today while providing the growth
needed to secure the future. DESERT PIRANHA 5 provides the highest levels of survivability
against conventional and asymmetric threats while having the capacity to fill all battlefield roles such
as APC, Electronic Warfare, Ambulance, Reconnaissance, Command, Mortar and even Direct Fire
with turrets up to 120 mm calibre. The vehicle on display is an example of what can be achieved with
a vehicle that delivers the troop an internal capacity of an APC with seating for a crew of eleven men.
The DESERT PIRANHA 5 can be delivered in either high or low roof configurations with open
architectures, over 15,000 kg payload and 120 kW electrical power. This provides growth potential to
secure a long service life for the vehicle as new technologies emerge and need to be integrated into the
vehicle.
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