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Defense Industry News - General Dynamics European Land Systems |
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Wednesday,
April 06, 2011, 04:28 PM |
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General
Dynamics European Land Systems delivers Eagle BAT ambulance
vehicle to German Army. |
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General
Dynamics European Land Systems delivered 20 EAGLE BAT (protected
ambulance) vehicles to the Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik
und Beschaffung and subsequently to the Medical Service
of the Bundeswehr on the Medical training regiment’s
premises in Feldkirchen/Niederbayern.
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German
EAGLE BAT wheeled protected ambulance vehicle German Army
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The vehicles were developed, tested and
manufactured on a tight, 14-month timeline in close cooperation
between General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag,
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Germany and other
German companies following an October 2009 contract award.
The German army selected the EAGLE IV in 2008 for the
“GFF Klasse 2” public procurement program
for protected Command and Function vehicles following
2 years of intensive evaluation. As a result of its high
protection level, agility and tactical mobility as well
as its outstanding reliability and availability, the EAGLE
IV is the ideal vehicle for the entire mission spectrum
of this class of vehicles.
The EAGLE BAT accommodates an emergency doctor, rescue
assistant and a driver/paramedic and allows patient transport
and emergency treatment while protecting occupants from
ballistic threats, mines and improvised explosive devices.
As part of orders for 473 EAGLE GFF2 vehicles, General
Dynamics European Land Systems entered a contract with
the BWB for the delivery of 20 protected EAGLE BAT (Protected
Ambulance) in October 2009. These vehicles will replace
existing unprotected vehicles of the Bundeswehr, thus
considerably increasing the security of German soldiers
on missions abroad. BWB has ordered 473 EAGLE IV vehicles
in all.
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