https://www.janes.com/article/82317/por ... capabilityThe Portuguese Army is boosting its mobile anti-tank capability with five 8x8 General Dynamics European Land Systems Pandur II armoured anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) carriers.
The army’s vehicle-based ATGM capability previously comprised MILAN and M220A1/TOW 2A series missiles carried by light vehicles and M901A1 Improved TOW Vehicles (ITVs).
The new Pandur II ATGM platform features a protected weapon station with STANAG 4569 Level 4 protection, mounting a manually operated Raytheon Missiles Systems Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked Wire-Guided, Improved Target Acquisition System (TOW ITAS) missiles, as well as a weapon station incorporating six built-in M27 periscopes and a 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (MG) for self-protection.
Compared with earlier vehicles, the Pandur II ATGM platform has benefited from new add-on armour, deflectors for missile launch tube and 12.7 mm MG, blast deflectors and limiting stops, as well as relocation of the Elbit Systems TDS laser warning system, winch pulley, and smoke grenade launchers.
Internally, the vehicle is outfitted with an M159A1 tripod to provide a stable platform for the TOW ITAS during dismounted operations, storage for 10 missiles, and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) protection masks for the crew that are linked to the vehicle’s life support system.
The TOW ITAS comprises the Advanced Composites M22 missile tube that can launch TOW 2A, TOW 2B Aero, and TOW BB missiles with first round hit capability of up to 3,750 m against stationary or moving targets.
It is also outfitted with a target acquisition subsystem incorporating a thermal imager based on Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly II (SADA II) focal plane array technology, day-sight with aided target tracker and eye-safe laser rangefinder, as well as SADA II linear cryocooler unit and eyepiece assembly, M83 traversing unit with handles, and a fire-control subsystem.
The crew comprises the driver, commander/gunner, missile gunner, and missile loader.
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TOW Weapon System
https://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/p ... ow_family/The EagleFire™ launcher offers improved capability for legacy TOW® missile operators to maintain overmatch against armored threats by incorporating structural and technological advancements. This includes day-and-night visibility, enhanced power and built-in test capability..
Fabrequipa begins production of Pandur II 8x8 in Portugal
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ELBIT SYSTEMS WINS $32 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPLY UNMANNED TURRET SYSTEMS, FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ADDITIONAL LAND SYSTEMS TO PORTUGUESE ARMY (14. Februar 2006)
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PANDUR success in Portugal
http://web.archive.org/web/200711010403 ... wspost.phpThe Portuguese Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH (SSF) of Austria for 260 PANDUR armored wheeled vehicles. 20 of these will be amphibian. All vehicles have 8x8 configuration and will provide a family of 15 different variants to equip the Portuguese Army and Navy. The armament includes variants with Steyr SP 30 turrets and ranges from cal. 12.7 mm machine gun to cal. 120 mm mortar.
The decision in favor of the PANDUR from Steyr is based on the best commercial offer, overall persuasive technical performance during extensive vehicle tests as well as Steyr's guarantee to compensate 150% of the contract value within nine years. Production will run from the year 2006 to 2009 at facilities in Portugal and at plants of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems. The Portuguese corporation GOM - Gestão de Operações Metalomecânicas - is SSF's local industrial partner and will be responsible for the manufacturing such as welding of the hull, the coordination of the supply of all sub components manufactured in Portugal - for example intercom equipment- and the final assembly, testing and product validation of the PANDUR.
Evaluation of the contenders - Finland's PATRIA AMV, Swiss MOWAG PIRANHA and Austria's STEYR PANDUR - for this procurement program started in autumn 2003.
Portugal beschafft den Pandur II 8x8
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