HEMUS 2018: Piranha IFV Fitted with Elbit’s Unmanned Turret Offered to Bulgarian Army
The Piranha IFV will be fitted with an Elbit UT30 Mk.2 unmanned turret armed with an Orbital ATK Armament Systems 30 mm MK44 dual feed cannon, 7.62 mm co-axial MG, a pod of two anti-tank guided weapons (ATGW) and an advanced digital communication and information system
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 30/05/2018
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General Dynamics European Land Systems will present a new variant of its 8x8 wheeled Piranha infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the HEMUS 2018 Exhibition taking place in Bulgaria.
The Piranha IFV will be fitted with an Elbit UT30 Mk.2 unmanned turret armed with an Orbital ATK Armament Systems 30 mm MK44 dual feed cannon, 7.62 mm co-axial MG, a pod of two anti-tank guided weapons (ATGW) and an advanced digital Communication and Information System (CIS) from General Dynamics Mission Systems. The vehicle is a candidate for the Bulgarian Army’s Battalion Battle Group (BBG) acquisition project.
“It is key for us to present to our customer various options of armament systems, so he can choose the optimum for his specific needs,” said Thomas Kauffmann, General Dynamics European Land Systems Vice President International Business & Services.
In 2017, General Dynamics European Land Systems presented the Piranha IFV equipped with a Rafael weapon station to the Bulgarian army.
[Source: Army Recognition]
The Piranha IFV will be fitted with an Elbit UT30 Mk.2 unmanned turret armed with an Orbital ATK Armament Systems 30 mm MK44 dual feed cannon, 7.62 mm co-axial MG, a pod of two anti-tank guided weapons (ATGW) and an advanced digital communication and information system
http://www.armyrecognition.com
General Dynamics European Land Systems will present a new variant of its 8x8 wheeled Piranha infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the HEMUS 2018 Exhibition taking place in Bulgaria.
The Piranha IFV will be fitted with an Elbit UT30 Mk.2 unmanned turret armed with an Orbital ATK Armament Systems 30 mm MK44 dual feed cannon, 7.62 mm co-axial MG, a pod of two anti-tank guided weapons (ATGW) and an advanced digital Communication and Information System (CIS) from General Dynamics Mission Systems. The vehicle is a candidate for the Bulgarian Army’s Battalion Battle Group (BBG) acquisition project.
“It is key for us to present to our customer various options of armament systems, so he can choose the optimum for his specific needs,” said Thomas Kauffmann, General Dynamics European Land Systems Vice President International Business & Services.
In 2017, General Dynamics European Land Systems presented the Piranha IFV equipped with a Rafael weapon station to the Bulgarian army.
[Source: Army Recognition]
