Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Bionix

IOC: 1999
Total Production: 300
Total Program's Cost: USD$600 million

Bionix 40/50

Origin
Singapore

Contractor/s
ST Kinetics

Family Members
Bionix 25
Bionix AVLB
Bionix ICV
Bionix RCV

Description: The Bionix multirole Armored Vehicle was designed by Singapore Technologies to meet the requirements of Singapore's Armed Forces for an M113 replacement. It features improved modular armor for troops and vehicle survivability as well as technology insertion capability for future growth.

The Bionix 40/50 armored vehicles features a two-man turret equipped with a 40mm grenade launcher, a12.7mm gun, and a 7.62mm machine gun. It can accommodate up to 11 soldiers and has been designed to complement Bionix 25 in the fire support role.

The Army of Singapore awarded Singapore Technologies a $600 million contract for Bionix procurement. Bionix multirole armored vehicles deliveries started in early 1998.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4, Passengers 7

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 40 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.6 m, Length 5.9 m, Width 2.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 23,000 kg (50,705 lb)

Performance: Cross Country Speed 7 mps (14 kt), Top Speed 20 mps (38 kt)

Power: Power 475 shp

Operators

Singapore

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)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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