RG-32 Scout
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The RG-32 Scout is a family of mine-resistant 4×4 light armoured vehicles made by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (formerly Land Systems OMC) in South Africa. It is based on the RG-31, which is already deployed worldwide with peace-keeping, security and combat forces. The combat weight of the vehicle is about 7,300 kg and it has the capacity to carry a crew of 5 to 7.[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The vehicle crew is protected against 5.56×45mm NATO ball ammunition, grenades, firebombs, anti-personnel mines and side blasts. The five-seat version also offers protection against anti-tank mines and side blasts. Up to two RG-32Ms can be transported in a C-130 cargo aircraft.[2]
The latest development of this vehicle is the RG-32M Galten (Swedish for "The Boar" or "The Hog"). The RG-32M has undergone "winterisation" modifications in Sweden; the RG-32M has been used in environments ranging from 49 °C (120 °F) in the deserts of Africa and the Middle East to −35 °C (-31 °F) in parts of Sweden.[1]
Production history
Variants
- RG-32M Standard (Driver + 4)
- RG-32M Full armour (Driver + 8)
- RG-32M LTV Light Tactical Vehicle[3]
Operators
More than 800 RG-32 vehicles are in service worldwide, including with:
Current operators
- Template:Country data Egypt — 180
- Template:Country data Finland — 74 To be replaced by Sisu GTP in the near future.[4]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[5][6]
- Template:Country data Georgia
- Template:Country data Ireland — 27 RG Outrider
- Template:Country data Namibia - 8
- Template:Country data Slovakia — Operated in limited numbers, potential replacement for ageing fleet of BRDM-2 currently in service.[7]
- Template:Country data South Africa-400
- Template:Country data Sweden — 380
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Civilian operators
- Template:Flagicon United States Used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Teams, and by various local police forces
See also
References
External links
- BAE OMC RG-32 Scout (Armoured Patrol Vehicle Alternative) at Canadian American Strategic Review
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