13.12.2007, 17:30
Offenbar war die mangelnde Schwimmfähigkeit des Boxers auch in Tschechien ein Export-Hindernis, weshalb (zumindest vorübergehend) der Pandur bevorzugt wurde:
At the end of the first round, the Czech Ministry of Defence had named four semi-finalist firms for the $1 billion program:
* Austria's Steyr-Daimler-Puch
* BAE Land Systems & Armament
* Finland's Patria Vehicles Oyj; and
* Germany's Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH.
As it happened, BAE withdrew from the competition on Sept 20, 2005, and Rheinmetall Landsysteme's vehicle (unspecified, but the Boxer MRAV is the firm's only 8×8 APC) failed the tests. As the Czech Defence Ministry put it…
"There were three companies taking part in the test at the Brezina Military Training Area, and at Prerov in the Czech Republic for the last three weeks. Because a test vehicle of the Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, Germany, did not prove satisfactory ability in crossing water obstacles, the company was disqualified from the tender.
Schade eigentlich.
At the end of the first round, the Czech Ministry of Defence had named four semi-finalist firms for the $1 billion program:
* Austria's Steyr-Daimler-Puch
* BAE Land Systems & Armament
* Finland's Patria Vehicles Oyj; and
* Germany's Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH.
As it happened, BAE withdrew from the competition on Sept 20, 2005, and Rheinmetall Landsysteme's vehicle (unspecified, but the Boxer MRAV is the firm's only 8×8 APC) failed the tests. As the Czech Defence Ministry put it…
"There were three companies taking part in the test at the Brezina Military Training Area, and at Prerov in the Czech Republic for the last three weeks. Because a test vehicle of the Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, Germany, did not prove satisfactory ability in crossing water obstacles, the company was disqualified from the tender.
Schade eigentlich.