The Bundeswehr will receive driver's cabs with armor protection for the GTF2 armored transport vehicles ordered in January 2021. The main contractor for the GTF2, Iveco Defense Vehicles, has commissioned Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to produce 224 protected cabs in the first batch and to have them completed by 2024. The delivery of a further 824 protected cabins has been agreed as an option. The entire program of 1,048 vehicles is expected to be completed by 2029.
KMW hat bereits Lastkraftwagen der Streitkräfte Großbritanniens, der Schweiz und Norwegens mit eigenentwickelten Sicherheitszellen ausgestattet. Mehr als 700 Kabinen für Lkw unterschiedlicher Hersteller wurden ausgeliefert.
In January 2021, the Bundeswehr had placed the procurement order in the protected transport vehicle program. The framework agreement provides for the delivery of 1,048 logistics trucks based on the Iveco 8×8 Trakker in 15 different versions. The GTF are designed for a payload of 15 tons. Once all deliveries have been completed, the Bundeswehr will have a total of 1,194 GTFs in the 15-ton payload class. In addition, there are five tons of 110 Zetros in the payload class, which Mercedes-Benz had delivered to the German armed forces until 2014.
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