Tuesday, December 02, 2008

ASCOD

IOC: 2000
Total Production: 468
Total Program's Cost: USD$1.3 billion

Unitary Cost: USD$2.7 million

Also Known As
Pizarro
Ulan

Origin
Austria
Spain

Contractor/s
General Dynamics

Applications
DONAR

Power plant:
8V 183 TE22

Guns & Missile Launchers:
MK 30-2

Description: The ASCOD (Austrian-Spanish Co-Operative Development) is an infantry fighting vehicle designed to meet the requirements of the Spanish and Austrian Armies. This armored vehicle will receive the Pizarro and Ulan designations in the Spanish and Austrian Armies respectively.

The Pizarro features a Mauser MK30-2 30mm main gun with secondary 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. Survivability is achieved through add-on armor and hull's low profile. The Pizarro Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) can transport up to 8 infantryman inside the rear compartment with a crew of 3-man (commander, driver and gunner). In addition to the IFV, a command post version of Pizarro will be produced for the Spanish Army.

The ASCOD armored vehicle is able to integrate a wide variety of weapon systems such as a 105mm gun, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tanks missiles, mortar etc. The vehicle can easily be adapted to the recovery, repair, ambulance, forward observer and engineering roles.

The Spanish Army has a requirement for 356 Pizarros with final deliveries due in 2012. The Austrian Army requires 112 Ulans with deliveries between 2002 and 2004. The Pizarro armored vehicle achieved initial operational capability in 2000 with the Spanish Army.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 8

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Number of Weapons: 402

Dimensions: Height 2.7 m, Length 6.2 m, Width 3 m

Weights: Max Weight 28,000 kg (61,728 lb), Min Weight 25,000 kg (55,115 lb)

Performance: Cross Country Speed 14 mps (27 kt), Max Range 500 km (270 nm), Top Speed 20 mps (39 kt)

Power: Power 600 shp

ASCOD - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

ULAN (ASCOD); items: 110; Austria national procurement between 2002 and 2004
Items: 110

Delivery	Items
2004	35 ACV ULAN
2003	35
2002	40

Pizarro; items: 145; Spain national procurement between 1999 and 2005
Items: 145

Delivery	Items
2005	1
2004	17
2003	5
2002	54
2001	30
2000	24
1999	14

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Operators

see operators map

Austria / 112

As of	Holdings
2006	112

Spain / 356

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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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