Italian Puma 6X6 for Pakistan.

[AR KHAN]

According to Exim Trade (Dated: March 2018), Pakistan is getting 79 refurbished Puma 6X6 from Italy.
Despite having a couple of misspellings, it is quite evident that this is Puma 6X6.

 

[AR KHAN]

Rubbish. The entire shipment weighs just 4.683 tons which is not the weight of even one Puma.

Could be! Might be subsequent deliveries of spares.
What to say about the earlier deliveries from the same supplier i.e. Iveco-Oto Melara.

 

[Chimgathar]

Wow first we got howitzers and now Pumas!
Its brilliant if true.

 

[ejaz007]

Designation:
PUMA 6X6

Manufacturer: Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium - CIO
Product type: Armoured Vehicles
Name: Wheeled armoured personnel carrier
The Defence Vehicles Division of IVECO developed the Puma family of 4x4 and 6x6 light armoured vehicles to meet the requirements of the Italian Army.

After extensive trials with prototype vehicles, the army placed a contract with IVECO in 1999 covering the supply of 540 Puma vehicles. The first vehicles were completed in 2003.

Of the 540 vehicles, 320 will be in the 6x6 version with the remaining 220 in the 4x4 configuration. The 6x6 version of the Puma will typically be used in the armoured personnel carrier (APC) role, while the 4 x 4 version will typically be used for reconnaissance.

To reduce overall life-cycle costs, the Puma family shares many common components, such as the diesel engine, automatic transmission and suspension.

The baseline APC version of the Puma is armed with a 12.7mm M2 machine gun. However, the vehicles can be fitted with a range of turrets and cupolas developed by Oto Melara, including one with a remote-controlled weapon.

IVECO has developed a number of specialised versions of the Puma for the Italian Army. These include ambulance, command post, 81mm mortar, air defence with MBDA Mistral missiles and two anti-tank (one with the Raytheon TOW and one with the Euromissile MILAN anti-tank guided missile system).

The Puma design is such that it can be adopted for a wide range of other roles and missions. Standard equipment includes powered steering, run-flat tyres, a nuclear, biological and chemical defensive system and afire-detection and -suppression system.

Specifications:
Property Value
Height (mm)
1900
Depth of fording, without preparation (mm)
1000
Gradient (%)
60
Troops
8
Length (mm)
5526
Main weapon caliber (mm)
7.62
Track (mm)
1945
Number of drive wheels
6
Number of wheels
6
Number of forward gears
5
Number of reverse gears
1
Max. road speed (km/h)
100
Weight (kg)
8000
Engine power output (h.p.)
180
Width (mm)
2284
Crew
1

http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product227.html

 

[Gryphon]

Could be! Might be subsequent deliveries of spares.
What to say about the earlier deliveries from the same supplier i.e. Iveco-Oto Melara.

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So, they have arrived much earlier. Probably donated for UN missions.

 

[AR KHAN]

So, they have arrived much earlier. Probably donated for UN missions.

A good possibility. Could be for FC.

 

[denel]

Amazing dumping ground for rubbish vehicle.

 

[bananarepublic]

Pumas might probably be for the fc . i dont see any use of such kind of vehicle in the PA.
But then again what happened to the dragon APC why are we buying refurbished junk rather than equipping our forces with dragon APCs are they not up to the task ??

 

[MBT 3000]

nice

 

[YeBeWarned]

Amazing dumping ground for rubbish vehicle.

It always comes down to kickbacks ..

 

[Imran Khan]

ohhh man i was thinking PUMA helicopters

 

[abbasniazi]

If This is what we are talking about and its procured cheaply...Then its way better then Toyota trucks that our Army uses and becomes victim of BLA and TTP klashinkofs...

 

[MZ-PDF]

According to Exim Trade, Pakistan has recived 79 refurbished Puma 6X6 from Italy.

Since Pak Army is interested in Turkish Pars APC series and is developing Hamza family at home, these APCs are probably meant for Frontier Corps as a replacement of UR-416 APCs

 

[Mentee]

Word Puma caught me off guard. I thought we are getting choppers.

 

[Imran Khan]

its seems Pakistan is on mission of used army materiel again . jo mily jahan mily le lo