VIENNA, Feb. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics European Land
Systems - Steyr (GDELS) announced that it has been awarded a
contract to deliver an additional 225 PANDUR 6x6 EVO wheeled
armored vehicles to the Austrian Armed Forces. The contract has an
initial value of 1.2 billion euros
(U.S. $1.3 billion).
GDELS already has 100 PANDUR EVO vehicles under contract, with
the third batch currently in production and delivery. In addition
to the delivery of state-of-the-art personnel carriers and flexible
conversion kits for medical, and command & control missions,
the order includes eight new vehicle variants, including vehicles
equipped with a 120 mm mortar combat system, as well as mobile air
defense and electronic warfare variants.
"Today's procurement decision marks an extraordinary milestone
in the history of our PANDUR and underlines the globally unique
performance and multi-role capability of this wheeled armored
vehicle family," said GDELS President Antonio Bueno. "Since the very beginning,
Austria has been one of GDELS'
home countries. Consequently, we are fully dedicated and proud to
continuing our proven, trusted partnership by providing the
Austrian Armed Forces with enhanced military mobility, while at the
same time contributing to sustainable macroeconomic added-value
together with our many industry partners."
The compact, high-performance PANDUR EVO 6x6 is built at GDELS'
Steyr facility in Vienna Simmering, the national center of
excellence for wheeled and tracked protected military mobility.
Preceding versions of the PANDUR EVO have been in service with the
Austrian Armed Forces since 1996. Around 850 PANDUR in 6x6 and 8x8
configurations are fielded worldwide today. Other users include
Belgium, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait, Portugal, Slovenia, and the U.S.
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that
offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business
aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles,
weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and
services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across
65 countries worldwide and generated $42.3
billion in revenue in 2023. More information about General
Dynamics is available at www.gd.com. More information about General
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