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Old March 22nd, 2015, 02:59 PM

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Default Re: obat46 Austria

Pandur ist getting an RWS:
http://www.bundesheer.at/cms/artikel.php?ID=7632

The first converted vehicles entered service earlier this month, and are scheduled to be deployed to Kosovo in August.
Barring unforeseen delays (or budget issues, for that matter), the entire Pandur fleet should be refitted by the end of 2017.

The weapon station appears to be the same as that used on the Iveco LMV, so the weapon is still a 12.7mm MG; but it gains a laser rangefinder and thermal imaging.
Plus the ability to fire while buttoned up, of course - that's the main point, after all.


Meanwhile, RUAG was commissioned to up-armor the vehicles:
http://www.ruag.com/fileadmin/ruag/i...chutz_2015.pdf
The timeframe seems to vague to add uparmored Pandurs into the OOBs just yet, though.


Both via Doppeladler:
http://www.doppeladler.com/da/oebh/v...dur-im-zulauf/
http://www.doppeladler.com/da/oebh/ruag-panzert-pandur/
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