As demonstrated in the USA, the Bionix ICV is airportable in a
C-130 Hercules aircraft with its appliqué passive armour removed.
It this configuration it weighs 17 tonnes, but when fitted with the
passive armour package the combat weight is increased to 24
tonnes.
JDW 18 January 2001
fr http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/supplement/lav/lav_bionix.shtml
Do you know BIONIX is one of the four finalists of US Interim
Armoured Vehicle for its new Brigade Combat Team (BGT) out of over
60 vehicles.The only foreign vehicle!!
fr http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mav.htm
List of contestants vehicles in IAV
Platform Performance Demonstration Vehicle Groupings.
Presented By
COL Doc Savage
1 December 1999
IFV *
Pandur 6 x 6 25mm *
LAV III 25 mm (will not live fire) *
V.A.B. *
LAV 300 *
MTVL (1 man turret) *
Bionix 40/50 *
FNSS AIFV *
APC *
MTVL *
Pandur 6 x 6 *
BvS 10 *
TPz 1 Fuchs (GDLS Fox) *
Dragoon 4 x 4 *
RECCE *
LAV III Recce *
Pandur 6 x 6 30 mm *
Bionix 25 *
Dragoon 4 x 4 30 mm *
XM 1117 ASV *
Cobra 4 x 4 *
AT
MTVL (2 man turret) *
LAV III 25 mm w/TOW (live fire only) *
AGS
LAV III 105 *
LAV 600 *
AGS Level I *
AGS Level II *
MORTAR *
LAV 120 mm mortar *
ENGINEER APC *
FNSS Armored Engineer Squad Vehicle *
TECH INSERTION & ADAPTABILITY *
Dragoon 4 x 4 C2 *
Pandur 6 x 6 Ambulance *
XM 1109 Universal Carrier *
FNSS ACV w/30 mm M2 Turret
Note: many vehicles did not participate in this performance
demonstration.
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