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Terrier Combat Engineer Vehicle | |
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Type | Combat Engineer Vehicle |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Designer | RO Defence |
Designed | 2002-2005 |
Manufacturer | BAE Systems Land (UK) |
Produced | 2010-2014 |
No. built | 60 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 31.5 t (31.0 long tons; 34.7 short tons) |
Length | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) overall |
Width | 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in) |
Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) overall |
Crew | 2 |
Armour | Steel |
Main armament | 7.62mm machine gun |
Engine |
Caterpillar C18 diesel 520 kW (700 hp) |
Power/weight | 16.6 kW/t (22.2 hp/t) |
Drive | Tracked |
Transmission | Allison X300-10 automatic |
Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
Fuel capacity | 680 L (150 imp gal; 180 US gal) |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
Maximum speed |
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References | Janes [1] |
The Terrier vehicle is an air-transportable armoured combat engineer vehicle for the Royal Engineers. It was developed as a replacement vehicle for the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor used by the British Army. [2] [3] [4]
The vehicle weighs about 30 tonnes, light enough to be air transportable by C-17 Globemaster III or Airbus A400M.
A clamshell front bucket and side-mounted excavator arm will allow the vehicle to perform earth-moving and obstacle-removing tasks. It will have mine protection and can be operated by remote control from up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in dangerous environments such as mine clearance. In normal operations it will have a crew of two. It has enhanced modular armour and will be faster at up to 70 km/h (43 mph) and more mobile than the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor, and has 360-degree day-and-night-vision systems. [5]
The contract to design and build the vehicle was won by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in the UK in July 2002. [6]
Other companies have been subcontracted to provide expertise in specific areas. These companies, together with an indication of their involvement, include:
A prototype vehicle was officially unveiled on 28 May 2005. [10]
BAE Systems built four demonstrator vehicles for trials. They went into production in their factory at Newcastle upon Tyne. [11] A re-baselined Terrier programme was on track with reliability growth trials contracted for early 2010. [12] Manufacture of the first TERRIER production hull began on 27 January 2010 at the company's Newcastle plant. [13] The vehicle is in service as of 5 June 2013. [14] A total of 60 vehicles were delivered to the British Army. [15]
The French Military has shown an interest in purchasing Terriers from the UK. [16]
Training of the Terrier crews is carried out in the Terrier Mission Crew Trainer (MCT) developed by BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies ( Insyte) at their plant in Fife, Scotland. The trainer comprises a high fidelity simulated crew cab, with commander and driver positions, mounted on a motion platform, and surrounded by a 360 degree, rear projection, visual system. The MCT allows crews simulate driving, digging and other vehicle functions. Four MCTs are in development for the British Army.
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Terrier Combat Engineer Vehicle | |
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Type | Combat Engineer Vehicle |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Designer | RO Defence |
Designed | 2002-2005 |
Manufacturer | BAE Systems Land (UK) |
Produced | 2010-2014 |
No. built | 60 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 31.5 t (31.0 long tons; 34.7 short tons) |
Length | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) overall |
Width | 2.96 m (9 ft 9 in) |
Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) overall |
Crew | 2 |
Armour | Steel |
Main armament | 7.62mm machine gun |
Engine |
Caterpillar C18 diesel 520 kW (700 hp) |
Power/weight | 16.6 kW/t (22.2 hp/t) |
Drive | Tracked |
Transmission | Allison X300-10 automatic |
Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
Fuel capacity | 680 L (150 imp gal; 180 US gal) |
Operational range | 600 km (370 mi) |
Maximum speed |
|
References | Janes [1] |
The Terrier vehicle is an air-transportable armoured combat engineer vehicle for the Royal Engineers. It was developed as a replacement vehicle for the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor used by the British Army. [2] [3] [4]
The vehicle weighs about 30 tonnes, light enough to be air transportable by C-17 Globemaster III or Airbus A400M.
A clamshell front bucket and side-mounted excavator arm will allow the vehicle to perform earth-moving and obstacle-removing tasks. It will have mine protection and can be operated by remote control from up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in dangerous environments such as mine clearance. In normal operations it will have a crew of two. It has enhanced modular armour and will be faster at up to 70 km/h (43 mph) and more mobile than the FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor, and has 360-degree day-and-night-vision systems. [5]
The contract to design and build the vehicle was won by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in the UK in July 2002. [6]
Other companies have been subcontracted to provide expertise in specific areas. These companies, together with an indication of their involvement, include:
A prototype vehicle was officially unveiled on 28 May 2005. [10]
BAE Systems built four demonstrator vehicles for trials. They went into production in their factory at Newcastle upon Tyne. [11] A re-baselined Terrier programme was on track with reliability growth trials contracted for early 2010. [12] Manufacture of the first TERRIER production hull began on 27 January 2010 at the company's Newcastle plant. [13] The vehicle is in service as of 5 June 2013. [14] A total of 60 vehicles were delivered to the British Army. [15]
The French Military has shown an interest in purchasing Terriers from the UK. [16]
Training of the Terrier crews is carried out in the Terrier Mission Crew Trainer (MCT) developed by BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies ( Insyte) at their plant in Fife, Scotland. The trainer comprises a high fidelity simulated crew cab, with commander and driver positions, mounted on a motion platform, and surrounded by a 360 degree, rear projection, visual system. The MCT allows crews simulate driving, digging and other vehicle functions. Four MCTs are in development for the British Army.
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