The ACMAT AVTL is a military truck manufactured by the French company ACMAT, now part of Arquus.
| ACMAT AVTL | |
|---|---|
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| Place of origin | France/Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | ACMAT |
| Produced | 2008-present |
| No. built | 1000+ (2014) |
| Specifications | |
| Passengers | 10[1] |
| Engine | 190 hp (140 kW)[2] |
| Suspension | wheeled |
Operational range | 870 mi (1,400 km)[2] |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)[2] |
Description
editThe AVTL (French: Aérotransportable Véhicule Tactique Léger, English: Airtransportable Light Tactical Vehicle) is a derivative of the Nissan Navara.[3] It has a payload of 1.4[1] to 3.5 tonnes, depending on the version.[3]
The AVTL is marketed under several variants, such as station wagon, single cab, double cab or torpedo (open special force vehicle). [1]
Users
editMore than 1000 have been produced and delivered to 20 countries in 2014.[2]
Benin[1]
Burkina Faso[4]
Chad: 20[5]
Congo: 14 for the National Police,[6] transport version[3]
Equatorial Guinea: 48, used by border guards[6]
Ivory Coast[7]
Gabon: bought for the contractors of Sovereign Global that trained the Gabonese contingent of the MINUSCA.[6]
Mali[7]
Mauritania[7]
Morocco: armored command-post version[3]
Niger[7]
Togo: 44, used by the Togolese Police[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Martin, Guy (2 October 2012). "Acmat strengthening African presence". defenceweb.co.za.
- ^ a b c d Tomkins, Richard. "Renault manufactures 1,000th Acmat light tactical vehicle". upi.com.
- ^ a b c d "Eurosatory 2012 : ACMAT étoffe son offre" (in French). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Du matériel roulant et de transmissions pour l'armée burkinabè". AllAfrica.com (in French). 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Quelques détails sur l'armée tchadienne…". forcesoperations.com (in French). 21 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Renault Trucks Defense valued at 772 million of euros? (PDF). OIDA Strategic Intelligence Case Study #2. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-15.
- ^ a b c d Lagneau, Laurent (13 September 2012). "ACMAT décroche une importante commande de véhicules militaires légers en Côte d'Ivoire". opex360.com (in French).
See also
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