US EditionIndra to Make Spanish Variant of Amphibious Vehicle Used by US Marines
Indra will fit mission systems on 34 vehicles and deliver troop transport, command, recovery and ambulance variants for Spain's military.
- Spanish defense firm Indra has signed a contract to lead integration on 34 Marine Infantry Amphibious Combat Vehicle units supplied by IDV for the Spanish Ministry of Defence, based on the SUPERAV 8x8 platform.
- The SUPERAV platform serves as the base for the United States Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle and Italy's Veicolo Blindato Anfibio , establishing proven operational capability across multiple militaries.
- Frank Torres, Managing Director of Indra Land Vehicles, declared the collaboration "will constitute a decisive step" in equipping the Spanish Marine Infantry with four variants: Troop Transport, Command, Control, Recovery, and Ambulance.
- Integration work including mission system installation and validation will occur at Indra's facilities in Spain, following IDV's sale to defense giant Leonardo for $1.9 billion last year.
- Indra and IDV intend to extend this strategic partnership to future joint programs and developments, strengthening Indra's role as domestic systems integrator for the Spanish Armed Forces.
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Indra’s General Director of Land Vehicles Division, Frank Torres, details the project
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Defense NewsIndra to make Spanish variant of amphibious vehicle used by US Marines
ROME — Spanish defense firm Indra has signed to become the lead integrator in Spain’s purchase of the amphibious vehicles now in use by the U.S. MarineCorps.After Spain selected the wheeled vehicle, known in the U.S. as the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, Indra struck its deal with Italy’s IDV, which is the design authority, intellectual property owner and supplier of core components on the vehicle.IDV teamed with BAE Systems to supply the vehicle, k…
Spain moves on new Marine Amphibious Vehicle
Indra Land Vehicles and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV), a Leonardo company, have signed a strategic agreement to support delivery of a new amphibious combat vehicle for the Spanish Marine Infantry. The agreement forms part of Spain’s Special Modernisation Programme (PEM) and will see IDV supply 34 SUPERAV 8×8 platforms, which will be integrated by Indra into the Marine Infantry Amphibious Combat Vehicle (VACIM). The programme is intended to enhanc…
The programme replaces the obsolete AAV-7 with the new armoured vehicles. 34 vehicles are purchased for €370.5 million.
Indra has signed with Iveco Defense Vehicles, a subsidiary of the Leonardo group, a strategic agreement that provides the basis for the delivery of the new Marine Infantry Amphibious Combat Vehicle (Vacim), requested by the Ministry of Defense in the framework of a Special Modernization Program (PEM).This contract, as reported by Spanish technology in a statement, constitutes a "key milestone" aimed at providing the Spanish Marine Infantry with …
Indra has closed with Iveco Defence Vehicles Spain a contract for the supply of combat systems destined for 34 amphibious vehicles 8×8 of the Army of Earth. The agreement, which consolidates the position of Spanish technology in the ground defense segment, arrives at a time of expansion of European military spending and reinforces the industrial collaboration between two of the main contractors of the Ministry of Defense.A contract that strength…
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