Saxon
is a wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) capable
of travelling across rough terrain and fording water
obstacles up to 90cm depth. The vehicle has excellent
battlefield mobility and is extremely versatile.The
Saxon was manufactured by GKN Defence and the first
units for the British Army were delivered in late
1983. During the Special Operations Forces Exhibition,
SOFEX 2010, KADDB presented an upgraded version
of the Saxon. The vehicle was intially developped
bu UK to regular infantry units and formations.
The Saxon is intended to carry ten soldiers including
driver and commander. KADDB has been working to
transfer the steering system and all related sub-system
(brake and diesel pedals, parking brake, and dash
board) from the right hand side to the left hand
side to be suitable for JAF (Jordanian Armed Forces)
use and to meet the Jordanian traffic.
The
KADDB Saxon is equipped with a small one
man turret mounted to the centre of the
top hull, armed with a 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm
machine gun.
Protection
The
hull of the Saxon is of steel armoured monocoque
construction (B7 protection level).
Propulsion
The
Saxon is equipped with four road wheel which
can be either two-rear wheel or four-wheel
drive. The original engine and main transmission
which were Bedford-500, 8.2 liter 124 kw
(164 hp), and Allison AT545 fully automatic
gearbox wre replaced by Cummins engine 6
cylinder, 5.88 liter, 138 kw (185 hp) and
Allison 2000 automatic gearbox.
Accessories
There
are bulletproof windscreens in front and
on both sides.
Specifications
Armament
The
KADDB Saxon can be armed
with 7.62 or 12.7 mm machine.
Country
users
Jordan
Designer
Company
KADDB
King Abdullah II Design
and Development Bureau
Pakistan
plans to conduct another test of tactical missile Nasr (Hatf IX) in
May 2012 able to carry a nuclear warhead, said Saturday, May 19, 2012,
the television channel Geo TV. According to the channel, the Pakistan
army is fully ready to test.
