Austria trebles Pandur EVO 6x6 fleet via $1.9 billion order
Austria’s Pandur 6x6 EVO vehicle will include vehicles with 120mm mortar combat system, as well as mobile air defence and electronic warfare variants. (Photo: GDLS)
Austria will more than treble its fleet of Pandur Evolution (EVO) 6x6 APC vehicles after placing an order with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)-Steyr for an additional 225 vehicles.
The order was on top of 64 vehicles ordered previously in batches of 34 and 30 units, as well as a third batch of 36 vehicles was ordered in 2022 which have been under production.
In addition to the delivery of state-of-the-art personnel carriers and the flexible conversion kits for medical, C2 and anti-tank missions, the order included eight new vehicle variants to be introduced to the Austrian Armed Forces. New variants include 120mm
Already have an account? Log in
Want to keep reading this article?
More from Land Warfare
-
Fischer KEYSTONE™ Hub: Enabling Next-Gen Command and Control
KEYSTONE delivers modular soldier connectivity for NGC2 – customizable with Fischer Connectors’ online configurator.
-
US Army signs for $982 million loitering munition deal as demand rises and industry follows
The Hero-120 loitering munition has a 4.5 kg multi-purpose warhead designed to engage armoured targets. It is manufactured in the US by Mistral in partnership with Israel’s Uvision.
-
Australia and Canada approved for $2.5 billion HIMARS buys
Australia already operates M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) after receiving first units in March and conducting the first firings in August. Canada’s order comes in the face of a commitment from the government to move away from US products.
-
Iran lifts lid on its anti-tank missiles used in the field against Israel
Iran’s anti-tank guided weapons (ATGWs) are generally lesser known but systems were put on display at the Partner 2025 exhibition in Serbia late last month, many of which are based on US weapons.
-
Development of Serbia’s upgraded Pasars-16 air defence system completed but in limbo
The standard Pasars mobile air defence system has been in service with the Serbian Army for several years and was developed by the Serbian Military Technical Institute.