Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Eagle 4x4

Eagle IV

IOC: 2004
Production: 288
Unitary Cost: EUR€460,000

Origin
Switzerland

Contractor/s
MOWAG GmbH

Family Members
Eagle 4x4
Eagle II
Eagle III

Derived from:
Duro

Guns & Missile Launchers:
FLW 100
FLW 200
Remote Weapons Station

Description: The Eagle IV is a lightweight, 4x4 wheeled armored vehicle developed by MOWAG AG to carry out a wide range of military missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, command or military police tasks. It is based on MOWAG Duro II armored vehicle chassis technology which gives Eagle IV high mobility in both off- and on-road conditions.

In December 2005 the Danish Army Materiel Command awarded MOWAG GmbH a $38 million contract for Eagle IV armored patrol vehicles. Danish Eagle IV vehicles were set to be outfitted with an Overhead Weapon Station, Communication and Battle Management systems. Vehicle deliveries were scheduled to start in August 2006.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Dimensions: Height 2 m, Length 5 m, Width 2.2 m

Weights: Max Weight 7,600 kg (16,755 lb), Min Weight 5,000 kg (11,023 lb), Payload 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)

Performance: Max Range 480 km (259 nm), Top Speed 33 mps (120 kph)

Power: Power 250 shp

Other: Wheels 4

Eagle IV - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 German Defense Procurement Agency, BWB, contract for the supply of 198 Eagle IV protected command and utility vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). The German Armed Forces are procuring these vehicles under GFF class 2 program. The contract is valued at 92 million Euro/$141 million excluding an option for a further 474 vehicles. The contract was announced on July 16, 2008. The final contract for the 198 vehicles was announced on November 10, 2008. Deliveries are due between 2008 and 2010.
Items: 198 Options: 474

Eagle IV 4x4; items: 1; transferred from Switzerland to Denmark in 2007
Items: 1

News
Germany Awards Contract for 198 Eagle IV 4x4 Vehicles

GDELS Awarded Contract for a first batch of 25 EAGLE IV 4x4 Vehicles for Germany

Denmark Purchases Lemur Remote Weapon Stations

Operators

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Denmark / 90

Specific equipment Lemur x1

Germany / 198

with options for a further 474 vehicles

Specific equipment FLW 100, FLW 200

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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