Marauder (vehicle)

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Marauder
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An Azerbaijani Marauder UAV launcher MRAP during an Armed Forces 2018 parade
Type Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin South Africa
Service history
Used by Operators
Production history
Manufacturer
Produced2008–present
No. built~300
Specifications
MassCurb: 9,900 kg (21,780 lb)
Combat: 15,000 kg (33,000 lb)
Crew2 + 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 capacity6,000 kg (13,227 lb)
Suspension4x4 or 6x6 wheeled [1]
Ground clearance420 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]

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Design and specifications

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]

Production

Jordan

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]

Azerbaijan

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

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]

Singapore

The Marauder is manufactured in Singapore by ST Engineering in collaboration with Paramount [14] and the Defence Science and Technology Agency. [15] This was based on a 2012 agreement with Paramount to work together in manufacturing and marketing the vehicle. [16]

The variants made under the Belrex label consist of security, engineer, reconnaissance, logistics, fuel, medical, signal, maintenance, and ammunition & mortar carrier. [17] The base platform comes in three basic crew compartment sizes: four, eight and ten. [18]

Operators

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Map with Marauder operators in blue
Kazakhstan variant - "Arlan". Army2016demo-109.jpg
Kazakhstan variant - "Arlan".

This vehicle was featured in episode 1 of the 17th series of Top Gear. Richard Hammond conducted the review.

It was also featured in episode 6 of the 2nd season of World's Top 5.

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