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POLAND
RfPs
for 120 Light Armoured Patrol Vehicles
On March 31, the Polish Defence Ministry issued
Requests for Proposals (RfPs) to four companies for the supply to the Polish
Army of 120 4x4 wheeled Light Armoured Patrol Vehicles (LAPVs). Responses
are due within 40-50 days and the MoD expects to sign the contract by November,
with the first LAPVs to be delivered in March 2009. They are required primarily
for the Polish battle group operating with NATO in South East Afghanistan.
The four
companies that received the RfP are: Poland’s AMZ-Kutno
(which manufactures the Tur); the UK’s BAE
Systems Land Systems (RG-32M); Italy’s Iveco
Defence Vehicles Division (Light Multipurpose Vehicle, or LMV); and
Switzerland’s GD MOWAG (Eagle IV).
The LAPV
specifications call for a vehicle with a maximum combat weight of 7.5t that is
capable of carrying up to five fully-equipped troops. It must also provide
better protection against mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) than the
loaned M1114 HMMWVs currently used by Polish forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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