kscarbel2 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Defense Update / December 22, 2017 Following two years of intensive market evaluation and field trials with a demonstrator vehicle, the German Ministry of Defense ordered 280 Eurocargo military medium multipurpose 4×4 trucks from Iveco Defense Vehicles (DV). The order was made by German BwFuhrpark Service GmbH on behalf of the German Army will be delivered in 2018. Over the last decade, Iveco DV has delivered nearly 1,000 vehicles to the German Army. Recent contract awards with the Bundeswehr also include 133 armored Trakker-8×8 trucks. The MLL 150 E 28 WS vehicles to be delivered under the current order will be supplied with an unprotected long-distance-driver cab with a highly comfortable new seating arrangement, flexible storage for radio systems and soldier equipment, off-road single tyres, a roof hatch, a NATO-blackout-light, trailer version, a spare wheel carrier and an innovative multipurpose swap-body-frame to support multi-mission-operations outside Germany. All vehicles will be fully Euro 6 emission compliant, including full single-fuel-operation-capability and offer a best-in-class payload. . Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52018-iveco-to-supply-new-4%C3%974-trucks-for-the-german-army/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagotwit Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Interesting selection in light of the fact that MAN has successfully sold its trucks to the Australian, British, and New Zealand Armies. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52018-iveco-to-supply-new-4%C3%974-trucks-for-the-german-army/#findComment-388550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 But remember, we're actually speaking of the Rheinmetall-MAN joint venture, and Rheinmetall owns 51 percent of the JV. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinmetall_MAN_Military_Vehicles https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32063-rheinmetall-man-military-vehicles-and-haulmark-trailers-win-158-billion-adf-contract/?tab=comments#comment-195967 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52018-iveco-to-supply-new-4%C3%974-trucks-for-the-german-army/#findComment-388576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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