One tracked vehicle and one wheeled vehicle from General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems have been selected for evaluation by the Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) to replace its aging M113 vehicles.
The United States is looking at something similar, with the Army’s Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) to replace its fleet of M113 family of vehicles and fill capability gaps (Defense Daily, Feb. 11).
The General Dynamics European Land Systems-Santa Barbara Sistemas’ tracked ASCOD 2, and the 8×8 GD ELS-Mowag Piranha V are among five vehicles—three tracked and two wheeled–according to published reports of the DALO announcement earlier this week.
The 17-week late spring evaluation will include two more tracked vehicles–BAE Systems’ Hägglunds CV90 Armadillo, the Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) Protected Mission Module Carrier (PMMC) G5, and another 8×8 vehicle, the Nexter Systems VBCI.
BAE Systems expects to offer a Bradley Fighting Vehicle-based tracked vehicle for the U.S. AMPV competition.
Late last spring, DALO invited eight suppliers to submit bids for 360 armored personnel carriers. The bid included a 15 year framework to support in service vehicles.
The first APC is scheduled to be delivered in 2015 and the last in 2022.
The Danish army plans to field six variants: an infantry armored personnel carrier, a mortar carrier, a command vehicle, engineer vehicle, ambulance, and repair vehicle. The new vehicle’s requirement must provide a high level of protection as well as growth potential.