Pandur I

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Pandur 6×6 APC
Pandur I in use with the Austrian Army
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Austria
Service history
In service	1996-present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designed	1980s
Manufacturer	Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Specifications
Mass	13.5 tonnes
Length	5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	1.82 m (6.0 ft)
Crew	2 + 8 passengers
Armor	protection against 12.7mm rounds in the 30° frontal arc and against 7.62mm rounds everywhere else
Main armament	1 x 12.7mm M2 Browning heavy machine gun (other options available)
Engine	Steyr 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel 194 kW (260 bhp) at 2,400 rpm
Operational range	700 km (430 mi)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

The Pandur is an APC developed and produced by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (SSF). It was developed during the 1980s as a private venture. In 2003, General Dynamics took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch which is now part of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GD ELS), which is also the parent company of MOWAG, Santa Bárbara Sistemas and GD ELS – Germany.

Armament

The baseline vehicle is armed with a 12.7 mm (.50 cal) heavy machine gun. Its modular design allows it to be fitted with a variety of weapon systems, including a 20 mm autocannon and an armored two-man 90 mm gun turret. Some Slovenian Pandur 1 (Valuk) are armed with a 40mm automatic grenade launchers with different ammunition like HE, HEDP, smoke and so on.

Variants

• Pandur I
  • Model A – extended centre roof
    • Armoured Personnel Carrier
    • Ambulance
    • Anti-tank vehicle
    • Repair and recovery vehicle
    • Command post vehicle
    • Infantry fighting vehicle (Valuk)
  • Model B – flat roof
    • Amphibious vehicle – greater buoyancy and is propelled in the water by two water jets
    • Mortar carrier
    • Reconnaissance Fire Support Vehicle
• Pandur II

The Pandur I is no longer in production and has been replaced by the improved Pandur II, which is available in 6×6 and 8×8 versions.^{[citation needed]}

Operators

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•  Austria – Introduced to the Austrian Army in 1996 (71 vehicles) + 32 Pandur EVO. Additional 287 Pandur EVO on order.
•  Belgium – Belgian Army (60, built in Belgium)
•  Gabon - Gabonese Army (1 vehicle)^[1]
•  Kuwait – Kuwait National Guard (70 in 6 versions, produced by AV Technology).
•  Ukraine – Ukrainian Ground Forces (20 vehicles donated by Slovenia in April 2023)^[2]
•  Slovenia – Slovenian Army (85, produced under license, locally known as Valuk). Slovenian army requested 14 new Pandur EVO in late 2019. Austria is offering a government to government contract with Slovenia as GDELS is willing to offer the 14 Pandur EVO to the army. Currently waiting for the new government to decide for the purchase. Estimated cost is around 40 million Euro.
•  United States – US Army (50, produced by AV Technology as the Armored Ground Mobility System for USASOC Special Forces/Special Operations Forces units).

Related designs

• Pandur II

Notes

External links

• Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH
• Images of Pandur in service with the Austrian Army