Ardementozo
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can anybody provide me the details of the variants of Piranha vehicles acquired by the royal army of Oman and their numbers?
Oman's Piranha Vehicles Variants
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I have researched it for you this is what I have found
GKN Piranha 8x8 can hold up to 15 persons. It has a combat weight of 12.3 tonnes, a maximum road speed of 100 km/h and a fording speed of 10.5 km/h. Its maximum range is 780 km and it can be armed for whatever role is assigned to it
Numbers:I could not fing anything on numbers, I think it may have been 80, but I am not sure, sorry
I have researched it for you this is what I have found
GKN Piranha 8x8 can hold up to 15 persons. It has a combat weight of 12.3 tonnes, a maximum road speed of 100 km/h and a fording speed of 10.5 km/h. Its maximum range is 780 km and it can be armed for whatever role is assigned to it
Numbers:I could not fing anything on numbers, I think it may have been 80, but I am not sure, sorry
Alvis plc announces that its subsidiary Alvis Vehicles Ltd has today signed a significant contract with the Ministry of Defence of Oman for the supply of quantity 80 Piranha 8x8 Wheeled Armoured Vehicles. The signing ceremony, held in Muscat, was attended by the Omani Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al-Busaidi, and British Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Honourable Geoffrey Hoon MP. The order for a second battalion of Piranha for the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) follows an order for the first battalion placed in 1994. The new vehicles, in seven different variants, will be delivered in 2001 and 2002.
http://www.alvis.plc.uk/news/NewsItem.cfm?id=200053
Seems old news.
MOWAG division, exhibiting in its own right in Hall 9.
"Alvis, the UK company that recently won a major order from the Royal Army of Oman, is showing the Piranha II armoured personnel carrier, with a Delco turret. The Alvis vehicle is built under licence from GM Defense's "
http://www.powmadeak47.com/me/idexapcs.html
"Oman to get second batch of Piranhas
By Christopher F Foss
Alvis Vehicles will soon start work on the second batch of Piranha 8 x 8 armoured personnel carriers and variants for Oman, which was placed late last year with first vehicles expected to be delivered in 2002.
These will all be Piranha II vehicles, powered by a Detroit Diesel engine coupled to an Allison fully automatic transmission. A number of different versions will be supplied, including troop carrier and command post vehicle. No details of the actual quantities involved have been disclosed, but it is understood that sufficient Piranha IIs have been ordered to form another battalion. Some vehicles will be fitted with a new turret system that can be armed with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun.
This is the third major contract for the Piranha, which Alvis Vehicles builds under licence from MOWAG of Switzerland. The earlier contracts were for 100 to 120 vehicles for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence and Aviation, 80 vehicles for Oman (six variants) and 40 vehicles for Qatar (three variants).
As a private venture, Alvis Vehicles has also developed an NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) reconnaissance version of the Piranha II. This is being marketed in the Middle East where a number of countries have a requirement for a vehicle of this type.
According to Alvis Vehicles, the NBC reconnaissance version provides state-of-the-art detection, monitoring, sample collection, area marking system and decontamination equipment.
An interactive video demonstrator is available on the Alvis Vehicle stand D7 at IDEX.
Alvis Vehicles is showing its newest Desert Piranha at IDEX 2001, which features the latest Delco Systems LAV-25 turret armed with a Boeing 25mm M242 cannon and 7.62mm co-axial machine gun, electronic engine management system, anti-lock braking system and a central tyre pressure regulation system. The run-flat tyres allow missions to continue even if the tyres are deflated. Other options include a higher level of armour protection and an amphibious kit.
So far, all Piranha vehicles built by Alvis Vehicles have been in the Piranha II configuration, although the company holds the licence for the enhanced Piranha III. In addition to the standard 8 x 8 Piranha, a 6 x 6 model is available."
http://www.powmadeak47.com/me/idexapcs.html
"The Sultanate has ordered 80 new Piranha wheeled armoured vehicles from the British company Alvis. Most of the Piranhas will be configured as armoured personnel carriers, but other variants will include command, reconnaissance, and ambulance and support vehicles. The new vehicles will be delivered in 2001 and 2002. The eight-wheeled Piranhas have a range of around 1000 km and can reach speeds of about 100 km per hour. Oman ordered its first 80 Piranhas in 1994."
http://www.gulfsecurityreport.com/gsr/GSR001111.htm
This from a few minutes with a search engine.
http://www.google.com
http://www.alvis.plc.uk/news/NewsItem.cfm?id=200053
Seems old news.
MOWAG division, exhibiting in its own right in Hall 9.
"Alvis, the UK company that recently won a major order from the Royal Army of Oman, is showing the Piranha II armoured personnel carrier, with a Delco turret. The Alvis vehicle is built under licence from GM Defense's "
http://www.powmadeak47.com/me/idexapcs.html
"Oman to get second batch of Piranhas
By Christopher F Foss
Alvis Vehicles will soon start work on the second batch of Piranha 8 x 8 armoured personnel carriers and variants for Oman, which was placed late last year with first vehicles expected to be delivered in 2002.
These will all be Piranha II vehicles, powered by a Detroit Diesel engine coupled to an Allison fully automatic transmission. A number of different versions will be supplied, including troop carrier and command post vehicle. No details of the actual quantities involved have been disclosed, but it is understood that sufficient Piranha IIs have been ordered to form another battalion. Some vehicles will be fitted with a new turret system that can be armed with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun.
This is the third major contract for the Piranha, which Alvis Vehicles builds under licence from MOWAG of Switzerland. The earlier contracts were for 100 to 120 vehicles for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence and Aviation, 80 vehicles for Oman (six variants) and 40 vehicles for Qatar (three variants).
As a private venture, Alvis Vehicles has also developed an NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) reconnaissance version of the Piranha II. This is being marketed in the Middle East where a number of countries have a requirement for a vehicle of this type.
According to Alvis Vehicles, the NBC reconnaissance version provides state-of-the-art detection, monitoring, sample collection, area marking system and decontamination equipment.
An interactive video demonstrator is available on the Alvis Vehicle stand D7 at IDEX.
Alvis Vehicles is showing its newest Desert Piranha at IDEX 2001, which features the latest Delco Systems LAV-25 turret armed with a Boeing 25mm M242 cannon and 7.62mm co-axial machine gun, electronic engine management system, anti-lock braking system and a central tyre pressure regulation system. The run-flat tyres allow missions to continue even if the tyres are deflated. Other options include a higher level of armour protection and an amphibious kit.
So far, all Piranha vehicles built by Alvis Vehicles have been in the Piranha II configuration, although the company holds the licence for the enhanced Piranha III. In addition to the standard 8 x 8 Piranha, a 6 x 6 model is available."
http://www.powmadeak47.com/me/idexapcs.html
"The Sultanate has ordered 80 new Piranha wheeled armoured vehicles from the British company Alvis. Most of the Piranhas will be configured as armoured personnel carriers, but other variants will include command, reconnaissance, and ambulance and support vehicles. The new vehicles will be delivered in 2001 and 2002. The eight-wheeled Piranhas have a range of around 1000 km and can reach speeds of about 100 km per hour. Oman ordered its first 80 Piranhas in 1994."
http://www.gulfsecurityreport.com/gsr/GSR001111.htm
This from a few minutes with a search engine.
http://www.google.com