Danish armour modernisation accelerates
A contract for the 8x8 Piranha 5 vehicle selected by the Danish Army for its APC requirement is due to be signed by the end of the year.
It is the lead programme in a modernisation effort that will also see a programme for the acquisition of a new 4x4 patrol vehicle and new logistics trucks in 2016. In addition, Denmark is receiving upgraded M113 APCs.
Speaking to Shephard at SMi’s Vehicle Survivability conference in November, Major Claus Johansen, development director in the Danish Army’s Combat and Fire Support Centre said that Denmark has still to decide how many Piranha
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