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#PIRANHA FIRESTREAM WING UPGRADE#

The 28t gross weight meets the MoD's 30t weight envelope for rapid deployment in the A400M transport aircraft. The power system will accommodate new systems and technologies which are currently under development. The vehicle has the capacity to generate increased electrical power on demand and has an integrated power management system. The crew can set the tyre pressure to pre-selected pressures for metalled road, cross country, sandy terrain and for emergency operation, optimising the vehicle for ride and tactical mobility. The pressure of each tyre is automatically controlled at 30-second intervals. The wheels are fitted with run flat tyres, a central tyre inflation system and anti-lock braking. The additional capacity will ease the burden on stowage and the carriage of supporting weaponry and materiel.Īssisted steering is provided on the two front pairs of wheels and the rear wheels. Piranha V has significant additional internal capacity over the existing fleet of vehicles. The main differences between the Piranha V vehicle and the current variants are: higher levels of protection, up-rated drive-train to cater for weight growth, greater internal volume, improved mobility, enhanced power and power management and a modern, open, electronic architecture. The manufacture of the first Piranha V prototype was to be completed by the end of 2008.

The development of the Piranha V is being carried out by General Dynamics UK and Mowag of Switzerland (part of the General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems group).

#PIRANHA FIRESTREAM WING UPGRADE#

PIRANHA V offers the greatest growth potential for capability upgrade of its class.

This gives an additional 4 tonnes (up to 30 tonnes) payload without the need for increased power or structural modifications

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 will ease the burden on stowage and the carriage of supporting weaponry and materiel

PIRANHA V will have significant additional internal capacity over the existing fleet of vehicles.

We can provide a Euro V emissions compliant vehicle.

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.

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 is designed to save soldiers’ lives

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 has greatly enhanced survivability, uniquely benefitting from direct experience of PIRANHA on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

PIRANHA V has been designed specifically for the UK and will meet FRES requirements at IOC in 2012.

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. 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. It is being developed specifically to meet the UK’s FRES requirements. 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.