Modern
helicopters constitute less than 10% of the helicopters used by the
Russian armed forces, declared Monday the Deputy Prime Minister Russian
Sergueï Ivanov at a meeting of the military industrial Commission
of Russia.
In December 2007 between IVECO L.A. and the Brazilian
MOD to co-develop a project which has been called
Wheeled Medium Armoured Personnel Carrier–
Basic Platform (VBTP-MR). The project will be supported
by IVECO Defence Vehicles, situated in Northern
Italy, which is dedicated to designing and manufacturing
vehicles for military applications. With this support,
the VBTP-MR vehicle will be developed and manufactured
at IVECO LA’ Sete Lagoas plant in Minas Gerais
(Brazil). The prototype of the new Brazilian 6x6
armoured personnel carrier (VBTP-MR ) will be delivered
by the end of 2009, and will be extensively tested
by the Brazilian Army starting from April 2010.
The vehicles will then replace the EE-11 Urutu VBTP-MR
fleet currently in use by the Brazilian Army. The
first 16 vehicles will be manufactured principally
using imported components, but local content will
be gradually increased to over 60% in order to reduce
production and maintenance costs. IVECO believes
that this can be achieved through the integration
of its growing supplier base in Brazil, where the
company produces around 15.000 trucks per year plus
diesel engines. Pietro Borgo, General Manager of
IVECO Defence Vehicles, stated “The aim of
the project is to develop a highly specialized knowledge
base in military vehicles at IVECO LA and to establish
an IVECO Defence Vehicles presence in Brazil which
can become a partner for the Brazilian Army.”
The
Iveco VBTP-MR can be fitted with a variety
of remote-controlled weapon stations.
Protection
IVECO’s
new VBTP-MR is a 18-tonne vehicle, with
amphibious capacity at 17.5 tonnes, and
can carry a crew of 10 dismounts plus the
driver. Outline specifications include a
length of 6.9m, a 2.7m width and a height
of 2.34m.
Propulsion
The IVECO VBTP-MR It is powered by a FPT
diesel engine coupled to an automatic gearbox.
Accessories
The
Iveco VBTP-MR is airportable by C-130 Hercules.
Specifications
Armament
Remote
controlled weapon station
armed with weapons up to
12,7 mm in calibre.
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