Leonardo, Brazil has chosen the Centauro II from the Iveco-Oto Melara consortium
The Leonardo-Iveco consortium wins the tender in Brazil for the supply of Centauro II armored vehicles to the Army. Facts and insights
The Centauro II ranked first in Brazil in the selection for the new armored vehicle.
The Cio consortium (Iveco- Oto Melara , the latter controlled by Leonardo's land armaments) has won the tender for the supply of Centauro 2 armored vehicles to the Brazilian Army. The Centauro II thus beat the competition of the Lav 700 produced by the Canadian General Dynamics Land Systems in collaboration with the Franco-Belgian company John Cockerill and of the St1-Br of the Chinese group North Industries (Norinco).
The consortium will have to sign the contract by 5 December, and supply two examples of the tank within six months. An initial supply of 96 armored vehicles will follow, for approximately 900 million euros, with a potential of up to 220 armored vehicles, for 2 billion euros.
"A result that demonstrates the excellence of Italian industry in the world and the excellent teamwork", commented Defense Minister Guido Crosetto in a statement.
All the details.
THE CENTAURO II WINS THE RACE IN BRAZIL
The Brazilian Army, through the Logistic Command (COLOG) / Diretoria de Material (DMat), has selected the Centauro II 120 mm system of the Iveco – Oto Melara (CIO) consortium company as first classified in the context of the acquisition process Viatura Blindada de Cavalaria Média Sobre Rodas (VBC Cav – MSR 8×8).
THE FEATURES OF THE ARMORED VEHICLE
The Iveco Oto Consortium (Cio) manages the construction and maintenance of the main past, present and future combat vehicles of the Italian Army, from the Ariete tanks to the Centauro II armored cars.
The Centauro II armored vehicle is an 8×8 wheeled system equipped with 120 mm armament that represents excellence in its field in terms of power, observation, mobility, ergonomics, firing conduct, communication and crew protection.
Supplied to the Armed Forces of Italy, Spain, Jordan and Oman, the Centauro was produced in different versions to meet the different requirements requested by customers.
SOUTH AMERICA ATTENTION
According to the Italian Ambassador Francesco Azzarello in Brasilia “once again the extraordinary excellence of Italian technology, recognized worldwide, is confirmed. And once again the quality of bilateral cooperation in the military sector, which has lasted for forty years, is confirmed, with considerable investments in Brazil”.
“Another advantage presented is that Brazil will become the reference for the model in South America and its possible acquisition by the countries of the region could have the participation of Brazilian companies in the supply of components and services” comments Ares Difesa .
Indeed the Centauro II is currently under the attention of Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Mexico.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/leonardo-il-brasile-ha-scelto-il-centauro-ii-del-consorzio-iveco-oto-melara/ on Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:11:24 +0000.