Collaboration benefits all

Thursday, 19 June, 2008

The formation of a consortium between RUAG Land Systems and Rheinmetall led to the development of the Kodiak armoured engineer vehicle, 12 of which were selected by the Swiss Armed Forces. Building on this success, the consortium has negotiated a €100m order to supply Kodiaks to Sweden and the Netherlands. Between 2011 and 2012, 10 systems are to be delivered to the Dutch Army and six will be supplied to Sweden.
This order from two countries working together is seen to mark the commencement of an innovative course towards maximised cost efficiency. The harmonisation of the Dutch and Swedish procurement programmes applies particularly to vehicle configurations and standardised logistics.
The Kodiak is based on the chassis of the Leopard 2 MBT and in addition to functioning as a heavy-duty vehicle for engineers, it can double as a mine disposal system when fitted with an appropriate module.