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Rheinmetall Gets Rs 972 Cr HX81 Tractor-Trailers Contract
Around the globe, 12,000 of these HX family vehicles are currently in service. The major users of this vehicles are UK, Denmark and New Zealand.
German-based
automotive
supplier
and
military
technology
group
Rheinmetall
has
got
a
massive
order
from
an
international
customer
for
military
trucks.
The
order
consists
of
110
logistic
vehicles
worth
a
total
of
€134
million
(Rs
972
crores).
These
vehicles
are
earmarked
for
delivery
between
January
2018
and
February
2019.
The contract also includes comprehensive service and logistical support for a period of five years. The vehicles which are ordered are tractor-trailers based on the HX81 from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV).
The RMMV HX family consists of military-of-the-shelf (MOTS) products. These trucks have a service life of at least 20 years and 300,000 km in military use.
Around the globe, 12,000 of these HX family vehicles are currently in service. The major users of this vehicles are UK, Denmark and New Zealand.
Many other countries such as Sweden and Norway, Australia has also placed some major orders with RMMV in recent years.
The standard HX family vehicles can operate in climatic zones A1 to C2, which means at temperatures ranging from -46 degree celsius to +49 degree celsius. Another important feature is that it is possible to equip them with passive and active protection solutions without major re-engineering work.
The HX family comes in variants from 4x4 to 10x10. The product lineup includes cargo trucks, tankers, heavy-duty recovery vehicle, folding road laying and bridge-laying systems, and system platforms.
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