Marauder | |
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | South Africa |
Service history | |
Used by | Operators |
Production history | |
Manufacturer |
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Produced | 2008–present |
No. built | ~300 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Curb: 9,900 kg (21,780 lb) Combat: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb) |
Crew | 2 + 8 passengers |
Armor | Ballistic protection: STANAG 4569 level III (7.62 × 51 mm AP WC Core at 30 meters) Mine blast protection: STANAG 4569 3a and 3b (single anti-tank mine (8 kg of TNT under the hull and under any wheel) |
Main armament | Machine guns auto cannons |
Engine | Cummins ISBe4-300 Diesel (221kW/300hp @ 2500rpm, 1100Nm @ 1200-1800rpm) MAN D0836LOH Diesel (176kW/240hp @ 2300rpm, 925Nm @ 1200-1800rpm) |
Payload capacity | 6,000 kg (13,227 lb) |
Suspension | 4x4 or 6x6 wheeled [1] |
Ground clearance | 420 mm |
Operational range | 700 km (435 mi) |
Maximum speed | 100–120 km/h (tyre dependent) |
The Marauder [1] is an armoured, mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa. It was launched during the 2007 International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Conference in Abu Dhabi, the largest arms exhibition in the Middle East. [2] [3] [4]
The Marauder was developed for reconnaissance and peacekeeping missions. It carries a crew of up to ten including the driver and commander.
Designed to operate in urban, built-up, and confined areas, it is smaller in size and weight than the Matador, a similarly armored vehicle. Vehicle configuration is either 4x4 or a 6x6. The Marauder has a cruising speed of around 100 to 120 km/h (62–75 mph), and a maximum range of 700 kilometres (430 mi).
The Marauder double monocoque hull provides protection against projectiles up to STANAG 4569 Level III for the crew compartment. [5]
The Marauder payload capacity allows for the fitting of various defense and weapons systems, including light and medium-caliber machine guns, cannon weapon installations, and missile launchers, as well as command-surveillance-control systems. The vehicle can be configured so mortars may be fired from the payload platform. [6]
In 2008, for the manufacturing and production of the Marauder, the Paramount Group entered into an agreement with the King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (now Jordan Design and Development Bureau), Jordan's primary governmental military agency that develops and manufactures defence systems, [7] and which serves as an independent technical advisor to the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). As well as being a manufacturer, Jordan was the first customer for the Marauder. [8]
The Marauder is also manufactured in Azerbaijan [9] by the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan through a joint agreement with Paramount. [10] [11]
Kazakhstan Engineering makes the Marauder under licence as the Arlan under the joint-venture Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering after their announcement in 2018.[ citation needed ] In the same year, they announced 70% of their radios and remote-control weapon-stations were local-made. [12]
Near Astana, construction of the factory started in 2014, and was complete a year later. [13]
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