General Dynamics [GD] for the first time will display the newest member of the Piranha family, the Piranha 3+ at Eurosatory in Paris, June 16-20.
The wheeled Piranha family-of-vehicles has a modular approach so the vehicles can conduct a variety of missions and accommodate various mission packages.
The Piranha 3+ joins the Piranha 3 and Piranha 5, both of which offer an amphibious kit option. The Piranha 3 offers an Armored Personnel Carrier and Armored Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance (CBRN) vehicle. The Piranha 5 is a wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
Piranha 3+ was developed in response to customer requirements for “increased levels of protection, off road mobility and inherent growth for the future,” the company said June 4.
Specifically, GD said the Piranha 3+ has a gross vehicle weight of up to 27 tons, and has a Kongsberg 12.7 Protector Weapon Station, as well as a completely modular protection system designed with the flexibility to meet the latest protection system requirements and future
The Infantry Fighting Vehicle configuration for Piranha 3+ can carry an infantry squad–up to nine soldiers plus driver, gunner and commander, and can be fitted with either a conventional or a hydro-pneumatic suspension system to balance performance, comfort, maintainability and cost as needed, the company statement said.
Piranha 3+ and other General Dynamics products will be located at Hall 5, Stand E850.
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URS Part of Team To Manage U.K. MoD Defense Estate Portfolio
URS Corp. [URS] June 4 said the company is part of a partnership with Capita plc, which has entered into 10-year, potential $670 million contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) to manage the U.K.’s national and international defense estate portfolio.
The partnership is led by U.K.-based Capita, working in conjunction with URS, headquartered in San Francisco, and U.K. firm PA Consulting.
As the strategic business partner for the Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO), the partnership will lead the management and transformation of the United Kingdom’s national and international defense infrastructure.
It will build on existing plans to increase efficiencies, reduce running costs and deliver best value to U.K. taxpayers, while managing the provision of MoD training facilities and the allocation of housing for service personnel. The team will also assist in the rationalization of assets and deliver capital projects on behalf of the MoD.
Randall Wotring, president, Federal Services for URS, said: “We are pleased to be part of the partnership with Capita and PA Consulting and look forward to utilizing our expertise and broad capabilities to help the MoD reach its long-term strategic objectives. URS brings extensive experience in facilities and project management, infrastructure design and logistics to the partnership–both in the United States, for clients such as NASA and the departments of Defense and Energy, and internationally, for clients such as the U.K.’s Ministry of Justice, Department for Transport and Transport for London.”