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German Bundeswehr Orders Eagle IV Patrol & Command Vehicles

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Latest updates: Another 195 vehicles. Eagle IV w. RWS(click to view full) The German Bundeswehr’s GFF program plans to replace the core of its wheeled and light tracked combat vehicle fleet with entries from 4 categories: the lightweight 5.3-tonne GFF 1, the 7.5-tonne GFF 2, the 12.5-tonne GFF 3 and a 25-tonne GFF 4 all-terrain utility vehicle. In November 2008, General Dynamics’ Swiss MOWAG subsidiary announced that its Eagle IV wheeled vehicles had come out on top in one of Germany’s GFF Klasse 2 competitions for “protected Command and Function vehicles.” GFF Klasse 2 reportedly comprises over 5,000 vehicles, to go with an already-awarded contract for the Bv206S tracked all terrain vehicle from BAE and Rheinmetall. This GD MOWAG contract would be followed by additional orders. The EAGLE IV Compare:Dingo-2 w. FLW-200 Unlike previous Eagle vehicles, this Swiss EAGLE IV machine is not based on the USA’s HMMWV. Instead, it uses a Duro truck chassis to improve its load carrying capacity, and allow the addition of extra armor. The vehicle has a base length of 5.4m/ 17.7 feet, a height of 2.4m/ 7.9 feet, and a width of 2.16m/ 7.1 feet. It carries up to 5 occupants to a top […]

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