The Mowag Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss company Mowag (since 2010 General Dynamics European Land Systems – Mowag GmbH). Five generations of vehicles have been produced, manufactured by Mowag or under licence by other companies such as the LAV , and variants are in service with military forces ...

The AIFV (armored infantry fighting vehicle) Mowag Trojan was built as a prototype and tested in the New IFV program NSpz (Neuer Schützenpanzer) for Switzerland in 1990. The NSpz was intended to replace the M113 used by the Swiss Army.

The Piranha V infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is the fifth generation variant of the Mowag Piranha family of vehicles. It was designed by General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag GmbH. [3] The first prototype was completed in 2008. [4] It was first introduced during the Eurosatory exhibition in 2010. [5]

The 6×6 version of the Piranha I was adopted into service with the Swiss Army and built under license in both Chile and Canada. The Canadian Piranha is refereed to as both the AVGP and LAV I. Some of the Chilean Piranha I were fitted with the 60mm IMI HVMS (Hyper Velocity Medium Support) main gun, which were purchased in 1980.

Mowag anticipated Swiss army and international market needs for a modular wheeled vehicle that emphasized low life cycle costs, high reliability, and high availability as a private venture and built, tested the Piranha 6x6 in 1972, historically the first of the family.

The MOWAG Piranha IV is the 4 th model of the Piranha 8x8 and the last to be developed under the MOWAG brand. The first prototype was completed in 2001. Whilst the Piranha III was commercially successful, a number of sub marks were developed to …

2025年1月24日 · The project of this very unusual wheeled-tracked infantry fighting vehicle was carried out in the spacecraft of the Altai Tractor Plant and VA BTV in 1964. The vehicle was named Object 19. It had a traditional welded hull made of rolled armor plates.

2024年9月11日 · The Mowag Tornado was a Swiss-made IFV that was created to offer the Swiss army a replacement to the M113.

2024年9月8日 · The Mowag Tornado Mk.2 was a Swiss made IFV that was created on the base of the Tornado which was a prototype intended to replace the M113 in the swiss army. the Tornado Mk.1 & Mk.2 was his successor and aimed for the export

2024年5月6日 · The Mowag Pirat 18 was an IFV version of the Mowag Pirat from 1963. it was created to compete with the Saurer Tartaruga, AMX VCI and M113. the tank was an 18-tonne IFV that was offered to the Swiss army.