LONDON, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Iveco Defence
Vehicles, the defence and civil protection brand of CNH Industrial,
announced two important contracts signed in December 2017.
The first of these contracts marked a significant order from the
German BwFuhrpark Service GmbH for a new fleet of military medium
multipurpose 4x4 trucks for the German Army. The order foresees the
delivery of 280 Eurocargo trucks within 2018.
A further contract was signed with the Romanian Ministry of
National Defence for the delivery of 173 military logistic
vehicles, to be completed within 2018.
Over the last decade, Iveco Defence Vehicles has delivered
nearly 1,000 vehicles to the German Army from its wide product
range, which have already been extensively fielded in operational
areas such as Afghanistan and
Mali. The latest order for MLL 150
E 28 WS vehicles will be supplied with an unprotected
long-distance-driver cab with a highly comfortable new seating
arrangement, flexible storage for radio systems and soldier
equipment, off-road single tires, a roof hatch, a
NATO-blackout-light, trailer version, a spare wheel carrier and an
innovative multipurpose swap-body-frame to support
multi-mission-operations outside Germany. All vehicles will be fully
Euro 6 emission compliant, including
full single-fuel-operation-capability and offer a best-in-class
payload. The contract between Iveco Defence Vehicles and BwFuhrpark
Service GmbH is the result of two years of intensive market
evaluation and comprehensive practical trials with a demonstrator
vehicle. Other recent contract awards with the Bundeswehr also
include 133 armored Trakker-8x8 trucks. Both are further testament
to Iveco Defence Vehicles' leadership in technical and economic
terms.
The contract with the Romanian Ministry of National Defence
consists of purpose designed 6x6 military logistic vehicles from
Iveco Defence Vehicles' high mobility truck range. Designed as
troop and transport carriers with a self-recovery winch, the
vehicles offer exceptional mobility (Central Tire Inflation System
included) and fording capability to provide tactical support to any
military operation. Moreover they are C-130 air transportable. It
results from the Ministry's full satisfaction with the performance
and reliability of the 57 vehicles ordered in 2015, consisting of
high mobility trucks, which have been already fielded in Romanian
territory.
With these contracts, the solid, established and trusted
relationships between the German and Romanian Armed Forces and
Iveco Defence Vehicles are further extended, enhancing the
company's position as a key defence partner.
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI)
is a global leader in the capital goods sector with established
industrial experience, a wide range of products and a worldwide
presence. Each of the individual brands belonging to the Company is
a major international force in its specific industrial sector: Case
IH, New Holland Agriculture and Steyr for tractors and agricultural
machinery; Case and New Holland Construction for earth moving
equipment; Iveco for commercial vehicles; Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus
for buses and coaches; Iveco Astra for quarry and construction
vehicles; Magirus for firefighting vehicles; Iveco Defence Vehicles
for defence and civil protection; and FPT Industrial for engines
and transmissions. More information can be found on the corporate
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