PIRANHA V
We have been building 8x8 wheeled AFVs for 30 years.
We are therefore managing an evolution of a proven design,
rather than ironing out many of the problems that inevitably
arise with brand new first generation designs. Based on a
pedigree of more than 9,000 vehicles, PIRANHA V will be the
fifth-generation of a very well-proven and admired family of
wheeled utility vehicles. It is being developed specifically to
meet the UK’s FRES requirements. Its design will benefit from
the long heritage of reliable and highly capable platforms that
have grown to accommodate increased payloads and
increased protection levels of up to 40 per cent over the last
20 years, without compromising reliability or performance.
Our experience of managing weight growth gives us great
confidence that we will accommodate the 30-year growth
potential of 10-15 per cent required for FRES.
- PIRANHA V has been designed specifically for the
UK and will meet FRES requirements at IOC in 2012 - PIRANHA V has greatly enhanced survivability,
uniquely benefitting from direct experience of
PIRANHA on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - PIRANHA V will incorporate the most up-to-date
survivability features, from base levels of
protection and integrated mine-protected seats
to the physical layout that will minimise the effects of
secondary projectiles. PIRANHA V is designed
to save soldiers’ lives - Our mobility solution will underpin the improved
payload capability of PIRANHA V, offering the growth
potential to accept additional survivability
enhancements without significant compromise to
performance - PIRANHA V can generate increased power to meet
modern electrical demands, and has a power
management system that will enable the effective use
of additional survivability technologies as they
become available for use. We can provide a Euro V
emissions compliant vehicle - PIRANHA V will have significant additional internal
capacity over the existing fleet of vehicles. This will
ease the burden on stowage and the carriage of
supporting weaponry and materiel - The weight of PIRANHA V section vehicle at IOC,
26 tonnes, is well within the MoD’s weight envelope
for the demands of rapid deployment in the A400M.
This gives an additional 4 tonnes (up to 30 tonnes)
payload without the need for increased power or
structural modifications - PIRANHA V offers the greatest growth potential for
capability upgrade of its class
