Gila MBPV

Mine Ballistic Protected Vehicle
Maximum speed 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) on road

The Gila MBPV is a mine protected vehicle from South Africa developed by private investors and manufactured by IVEMA and similar to the more popular Casspir.[1] The vehicle was introduced in 2006[1] and production of the vehicle is at IVEMA facility in Midrand, South Africa.[2]

It is four-wheeled and is being used for transport of troops. It can hold a crew of two, plus 9 passengers.

Operators

  •  United Nations: 24 units to United Nations/African Union forces (UNAMID) in Darfur, Sudan[2]
  •  Burkina Faso: 6 supplied by Canada[3] for Military Police of Burkina Faso
  •  Nigeria: private buyer[1] and also for use as ambulance in Dafur[2]

Variants

  • Gila APC
  • Gila Armoured Ambulance
  • Missile Carrier
  • mortar carrier
  • electronic warfare vehicle
  • battlefield re-supply vehicle
  • command post vehicle

See also

  • Buffalo (mine protected vehicle), a 6x6 originally built by Force Protection Inc
  • Cougar (vehicle), a 4x4 originally built by Force Protection Inc
  • Buffel, an early South African mine protected vehicle
  • Oshkosh M-ATV, current generation lighter weight mine protected vehicle manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation
  • Mahindra Mine Protected Vehicle, design inspired by the Casspir
  • Casspir

References

  1. ^ a b c "IVEMA Gila Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c "IVEMA delivers 24 GILA to UNAMID". 27 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

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