KMW Grizzly

Infobox Weapon
name=Grizzly HPV


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origin=GER
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used_by=German Army
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design_date= June 2007
manufacturer=Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
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production_date= 3rd quarter 2007
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variants= Possible 4x4 and 8x8 variants
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weight=25 metric tons
suspension=6x6
speed=90 km/h
vehicle_range=700km
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armour=monocoque armor
engine=Diesel
crew=1 plus 10 fully equipped soldiers
engine_power= 331 kW
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The KMW Grizzly is a new, medium weight highly protected vehicle, developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), designed for operation with the German Army based on the 6x6 Trakker chassis from IVECO adapted to meet the needs of the German Army. [ [http://www.kmweg.com/gb/pressenews_detail.php?id=91 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann – Ihr Partner rund um Wehrtechnik ] ] It is being developed under the direction of the German Ministry of Defence technology and procurement agency (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung). [ [http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0607/news/240607_grizzly.htm KMW Introduces the Grizzly Highly Protected Vehicle ] ] The first vehicle will be delivered as early as November 2007.

The Grizzly is designed to meet the German Army's "Class 4" protected command and role-specific vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight of 25 tons, and transportable on the Airbus A400M aircraft. Currently, the German Army could use only the smaller 12.5 ton ATF Dingo 2 or the 33 ton Boxer MRAV.

Grizzly can carry 10 fully equipped troops, which exceeds by greater than 50% the 3 tons required by the German request for proposal (RFP). The vehicle is protected in all directions. The driver's station and crew compartment form an integral safety cell providing protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), projectiles, missiles and mines. The cell's frame also serves as a rollcage. The engine compartment and transmission are armored to reduce the chance of a 'mobility kill' under attack.

KMW is offering the vehicle in several configurations, and as the design is based on a modular concept, a smaller 4x4 or larger 8x8 variant, with corresponding payloads are possible. [ [http://www.defense-update.com/newscast/0607/news/240607_grizzly.htm KMW Introduces the Grizzly Highly Protected Vehicle ] ]

Military Vehicles of Similar Name

The KMW Grizzly, named after the North American Grizzly bear shares its name with several other military vehicles:
*Blackwater USA Grizzly APC
*AVGP Grizzly
*Grizzly combat engineering vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams tank chassis

ee also

* ATF Dingo
* Mungo ESK
* Rheinmetall YAK
* Boxer (Armoured Fighting Vehicle)
* AGF (Light infantry vehicle)

References

ee also

* [http://www.kmweg.de/ Krauss-Maffei Wegmann] - Website of the manufacturer