BAE Systems yesterday said it secured a $15.7 million contract to supply 25 RG32M mine-hardened armored patrol vehicles to the Finnish Defense Forces.
This contract follows Finland’s previous orders for 26 vehicles in 2010 and 23 vehicles in 2011.
Deliveries for this contract start in April 2013 and are expected to be completed in July 2013.
“The RG32M, as part of the battle proven RG range of vehicles, provides a great balance between protection and mobility. Finland’s follow-on order demonstrates their confidence in BAE Systems’ solutions to help protect the men and women in uniform,” said Johan Steyn, managing director, Land Systems South Africa.
The RG32M is an all-purpose, mine-hardened vehicle with integrated ballistic protection for convoy support, infantry patrol and reconnaissance missions.
The vehicle provides a cost effective solution with flexibility to meet a number of requirements and demands through reconfigurable mission-specific communication and weapon systems. Crew and vehicle survivability is enhanced through applied systems engineering techniques and by utilizing BAE Systems’ unrivaled experience from vehicle operations in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to rigorous and systematic field-testing in South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Middle East.
There are currently 200 RG32M vehicles in service with the Swedish Armed Forces as well as 27 light tactical versions in service with the Irish Defense Forces.