Friday, May 01, 2015

Denmark selects Piranha V...


via Janes.
Denmark has selected the General Dynamics European Land Systems - MOWAG Piranha 5 8x8 to be its new armoured personnel carrier (APC), the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 30 April.
The move marks an end to the largest armoured vehicle competition in Europe, and sees an 8x8 triumph in a fascinating contest that had pitted two schools of armoured vehicle design, wheeled and tracked, against each other.
In Royal Danish Army service the Piranha 5 will replace the M113 series of tracked APCs.
Additionally the MoD announced that it would be suspending its planned acquisition of a new 155 mm self-propelled artillery (SPA) system.
Denmark will purchase a minimum of 206 Piranha 5s, with the number potentially rising to 450, although the MoD stated that "the exact number will be determined at a later date."
Didn't see this coming.  My guess?  I'm betting that General Dynamics is using its pricing power to guard market share and is simply offering better prices than its competitors can.  Keep an eye on this.  If we see cost over runs later then we know that GD lowballed the offer....if I'm right this competition could open up again.

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