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The Armored Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) G5 from the Flensburg vehicle construction company FFG will receive an air defense mission module, as the company's Regional Sales Director, Benjamin Lindsay, announced at the International Vehicle Conference in London.

FFG actually only supplies the ACSV G5 carrier vehicle, which provides mobility and protection for the crew. Standard ISO twist locks allow the quick integration of a 10-foot ISO container or 6-foot ISO container and additional work equipment such as a crane. The G5 provides the energy, electrically and/or hydraulically. It is powered by a 6-cylinder MTU engine (the same as in the boxer, only with two fewer cylinders) with 433 kW. By using Soucy's one-piece rubber band composite chain, the G5 runs particularly low-vibration and quietly.

FFG and Kongsberg are building a variant of the Armored Combat Support Vehicle G5 for short-range air defense (SHORAD) for the Netherlands. (Graphic Defensie)

Fünf Varianten seien bestellt oder schon geliefert. Dazu gehören eine Cargo-Variante, eine Pionier-Variante mit Kran, eine Variante für die Luftverteidigung und eine als Träger für das Thales-Radar GM 200 sowie ein Bergefahrzeug. Konzepte existieren für einen 120mm-Mörser sowie einen geschützten Personentransporter.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced in June 2023 that the armed forces had ordered a G5 air defense variant for short range air defense (SHORAD) up to 75 kilometers, which should be available in 2028.

The system is being developed by Kongsberg and Raytheon. Kongsberg designs and builds the self-sufficient system with radar and fire control. The system is interoperable with other air defense systems, particularly NASAMS. Raytheon supplies the Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles for the two dual launchers. The system can also fire Diehl's IRSI-T guided missile.

Kongsberg and FFG want to present the system and other G5 variants to the specialist audience at the Eurosatory in Paris in June.

The radar carrier will be equipped with the new GM200 radar from Thales. The first of these radars – albeit on trucks – will be handed over to the Netherlands in the next few days.

Of the G5, which has been on the market since 2012, 51 are in use in Norway. According to reports, there will be a further need for up to 150 G5s. The scope of the Dutch order is unknown.

Gerhard Heiming

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