Today, General Dynamics European Land Systems signed a
contract to deliver up to 227 PIRANHA 5 wheeled armored vehicles in six
different configurations to the Romanian Armed Forces. The contract has a total
value exceeding $1 billion. It is part of the Romanian Army’s plan to modernize
its legacy wheeled armored vehicle fleet.
MADRID, Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, General
Dynamics European Land Systems signed a contract to deliver up to 227 PIRANHA 5
wheeled armored vehicles in six different configurations to the Romanian Armed
Forces. The contract has a total value exceeding $1 billion. It is part of the
Romanian Army's plan to modernize its legacy wheeled armored vehicle fleet.
Prime Minister Mihai Tudose and Deputy Prime Minister
Marcel Ciolacu attended the signing ceremony held at the National Defense
Ministry headquarters.
The modern PIRANHA 5 vehicles will be produced in Romania
under a strategic cooperation and transfer of technology project between
General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag and the Romanian company Uzina
Mecanică București (UMB).
Since 2006, the Romanian Armored Forces has fielded
variants of PIRANHA vehicles which have been deployed in various missions
in-country and abroad, demonstrating its reliability and performance.
"The Romanian Army is one of the most important
PIRANHA users in Europe. We are very
honored by this contract award as it reflects the high confidence and
satisfaction the Romanian Army has in our vehicles," said Oliver Dürr,
Vice President Wheeled Vehicles and Managing Director of General Dynamics
European Land Systems - Mowag.
"With this step, we have established a sustainable
collaboration with a trusted partner which has a significant industrial
footprint in Romania," said Thomas Kauffmann, General Dynamics European
Land Systems Vice President International Business & Services. "The
transfer of technology and the local production of these vehicles present an enormous
opportunity to the Romanian industry."
With more than 11,000 systems fielded, the PIRANHA is one
of the most successful 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles in the world.
About General Dynamics European Land Systems
General Dynamics European Land Systems, headquartered in
Madrid, Spain, is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and conducts
its business through five European operating sites located in Austria, Czech
Republic, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. With more than 2,000 highly skilled
technical employees, the companies design, manufacture and deliver world-class
land combat, systems, including wheeled, tracked and amphibious vehicles,
bridge systems, armaments, and munitions, to global customers. More information is available at
www.gdels.com.
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