Mowag Eagle

Mowag Eagle
Mowag Eagle IV
General properties
crew	2, 4, 5 or 6 depending on the configuration
length	5.40
width	2.16
height	2.40
Dimensions	8800 kg
Unit price	500,000 EUR
Armor and armament
Armor	Protects against hand weapons, shrapnel and certain mines
agility
drive	6-cylinder common rail turbodiesel Cummins, model ISBe, 5900 cm³, water cooling. 178 kW (242 hp)
Top speed	110 km / h
Power / weight
Range	700 km

The Mowag Eagle is a lightweight, protected military emergency vehicle. It is manufactured in General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag in Kreuzlingen in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and in General Dynamics European Land Systems - Germany in Kaiserslautern .

development

In 1990 Mowag used the chassis of the US HMMWV to develop a lightly armored reconnaissance vehicle . After the demands on mine protection, interior and weapon turret increased, the chassis of the Humvees was no longer sufficient because its payload was already exhausted. In 2003 the chassis of the Bucher light truck (now General Dynamics Europe) was adapted to Duro .

variants

Eagle I

As a base for the types Eagle I, II and III, the US serves HMMWV - chassis , carrying a payload of one metric ton. The Eagle has composite armor for splinter protection and a Mowag-designed, hand-pivoting turret with steel armor. The tower houses the thermal imaging device and a periscope , which is coupled to the Mg 51/71 mounted on the outside . At the rear of the tower there is a smoke thrower.

Eagle II

The variant named by the Swiss Army as reconnaissance vehicle 93/97 is built on a new chassis with a payload of 1500 kg (total weight of 5.5 t).

Eagle III

Mowag Eagle III

The Eagle III is a slightly improved variant of the Eagle I / II. It has bullet-proof windows and an air conditioning system with an ABC overpressure system. The cabin is protected with armored steel and composite armor. An additional mine protection is to be attached to the ground. The electro-optical target system is coupled to a navigation system. The Eagle III can accommodate four people.

Eagle IV 4 × 4

The Eagle IV is based on the Mowag Duro truck , as the Hummer chassis was no longer sufficient for the weight of almost nine tons of the extended armor. Depending on the cabin structure, it offers space for up to six people and a small loading area as well as protection against mines, ballistic projectiles (handguns) and explosive devices. The engine is a diesel engine with turbocharging, permanent all-wheel drive with automatic transmission and can handle inclines of up to 60%. The vehicle driver is provided with current vehicle data and camera images via an electronic and optical display; The car also has an air regulation system for the tires and a smoke throw system.

Eagle IV 6 × 6

The Eagle IV 6 × 6 basically corresponds to the Eagle IV 4 × 4, but is based on the 6 × 6 version of the Mowag Duro truck. The Eagle IV 6 × 6 is offered as a protected troop transport and as an ambulance vehicle. A few prototypes have been built, but no orders have been placed yet. The Swiss Army is currently using a Mowag Eagle IV 6 × 6 with the car number M21763 for experiments with the "Tactical Reconnaissance System" (TASYS).

Eagle V 4 × 4

Side armor of the Eagle V

The Eagle V's protection against mines and improvised booby traps was further strengthened. The additional load by 1 ton drove the vehicle weight to 10 tons. A significant part (85%) of the vehicle components are identical to the predecessor. The external dimensions also remained almost the same. In the interior, the new model has significantly more space with 6 m ³ .

Armament

The Eagle I is optionally available with an armored turret or the remote-controlled weapon station Protector M151 . The weapon station is designed to accommodate a light machine gun ( LMG 5.56 or 7.62 mm ) or a heavy machine gun ( SMG 12.7 mm ). The weapon station also has up to 16 smoke throwers . This weapon station must be operated manually / mechanically and is not automatically stabilized. Mowag's Swiss weapon tower (MBK 2 observer dome ) is equipped with a MG 51/71 (7.5 mm) machine gun and six smoke cannons . The KMW FLW100 / 200 weapon station available for the Eagle IV is automatically stabilized and designed for LMGs. The Danish Eagle IV is equipped with the Lemur Overhead Weapon Station (OHW).

Sensors

While the Eagle I has a thermal imaging device (WBG or FLIR) , in the Eagle IV the WBG is coupled with a TV camera and integrated into the weapon control system of the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann FLW (remote-controlled light weapon station) 100/200. Jammers against cell phones and radio detonators are also available.

protective gear

From the Eagle IV onwards, the vehicle floor is clad like a shell so that occupants are not injured by material flaking inwards when hit. In order to reduce the force of an explosion, the anti-mine seats are not directly connected to the chassis, but are mounted on the protective cell. A similar system is installed in the competitor product Iveco LMV . The windshield and the side windows in the doors are made of thick armored glass . The doors are secured with a mine protection lock.

Users

Danish army

Eagle I was ordered for the Danish Army in 1994. These 36 vehicles are known as Spejdervogn M / 95 and were delivered until 1997. These were used for KFOR operations. In addition, 85 pieces of the Eagle IV were ordered in 2005.

• 36 × Eagle I
• 85 × Eagle IV

German Federal Police

In 2011 , the Federal Police procured ten Eagle IVs for operations in Afghanistan . These were in use in Afghanistan until 2014 and were returned to Germany in 2015 in order to have modern armored vehicles available. The vehicles have been revised, including a new paint job , radio and a special signal system , and by mid-2019 they will be equipped with an MG5A1 from Heckler & Koch on the FLW 100 weapon station. Since the summer of 2017, they have been replacing the special car 4 at some airports, so there are three vehicles each at Munich Airport , Frankfurt Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) , which has not yet opened , as well as one vehicle at Stuttgart Airport . The federal police are planning to equip each of the approximately 80 federal police inspections with an armored vehicle.

• 10 × Eagle IV

German Federal Armed Forces

Mowag Eagle IV BAT ( Mobile Medical Team ) of the German Armed Forces

In December 2007 it was announced that the German Armed Forces will also be introducing the Eagle IV as part of the Procurement Project Protected Command and Functional Vehicles (GFF), Class 2 , an estimated 486 vehicles. It fills the gap between the smaller ESK Mungo and the larger Dingo 2 . The Eagle IV for the German Armed Forces is not only manufactured by Mowag, but also partly by General Dynamics European Land Systems - Germany, based in Kaiserslautern . In July 2008 the German Armed Forces ordered 25 Eagle IVs (from an initial batch of 198), with the option of an additional 474 vehicles. Deliveries began in November 2008. On November 5, 2008, the Budget Committee approved the procurement of the entire first batch of 198 vehicles valued at 105.7 million euros. The pre-assembly takes place in Switzerland, the final assembly in Kaiserslautern. The first three vehicles (of 70 planned for 2009) were moved by air transport to Afghanistan ( ISAF ) on May 13, 2009 to be used as reconnaissance and command vehicles. In March 2010, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) and the Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) signed another order for 20 vehicles in the form of a mobile medical team (BAT). According to the "Financial Times Deutschland", the German Armed Forces ordered 60 armored vehicles in an urgent procedure in April 2010. The costs for the 60 Eagle IV and additional special equipment such as weapon stations, jammers, radio technology and heated side mirrors would amount to 61.5 million euros. On December 20, 2010, the BWB again ordered a lot of 195 vehicles. The assembly took place at GDELS-Mowag and GDELS-Germany with the involvement of other German companies. The contract value of this delivery was 125 million euros. On April 6, 2011, the BWB and GDELS signed a contract for the delivery of a further 22 vehicles in the variant as BAT. This increases the number of Eagle IVs ordered so far to 495 pieces. Another order for 100 Eagle Vs as lead vehicles followed in June 2013 with an option for a further 76 vehicles. The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) confirmed this option in February 2014. The delivery of the 176 Eagle Vs was completed by the end of 2015.

Mowag Eagle V of the Panzer Grenadier Battalion 33 of the Bundeswehr

Overall, the Bundeswehr had procured the following Mowag Eagle vehicles by the end of 2015:

• 495 × Eagle IV
• 176 × Eagle V

In April 2020, the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) ordered another 80 EAGLE 6 × 6 vehicles for the Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). The vehicles are to be delivered between 2021 and 2024, with an order volume of 148 million euros. The EAGLE 6 × 6 was selected as part of the “Medium Protected Ambulance Vehicle” procurement project. The aim of the project is to close the gap between the light (EAGLE IV (BAT) ) and heavy medical vehicle fleet ( GTK Boxer ) of the Bundeswehr. In its 6 × 6 configuration, the EAGLE is a three-axle vehicle in the weight class up to 15 tons, protected against mines and improvised explosive devices. The larger protected usable volume of up to 14.5 m³ and the interior height of up to 1.8 m offer sufficient space for the necessary medical equipment as well as an ergonomic ambulance patient care. The EAGLE 6 × 6 is based on the EAGLE IV / V 4 × 4, which results in a high level of logistical equality with the vehicles already in the Bundeswehr. Germany is the second customer for this new EAGLE variant after the Swiss Army.

Zurich Canton Police

Eagle IV of the Zurich canton police

The Zurich canton police have had an Eagle IV since 2011, which is provided by Zurich Airport . This replaced a Mowag Piranha 6 × 6.

• 1 × Eagle IV

Swiss Army

The Eagle I is used in two versions by the Swiss Army . The "reconnaissance vehicle 93", an Eagle I, was commissioned in 1993 for the reconnaissance trains. In 1997 a second tranche of 175 "reconnaissance vehicle 93/97" (Eagle II) was purchased. There are also 120 vehicles of the Eagle III in the variant of the "Schiesskommandanten vehicle 93", in which the MG was omitted in the tower and newer radio and monitoring systems were installed. A total of 329 eagles were procured.

• 154 × Eagle I.
• 175 × Eagle II
• 120 × Eagle III
• 4 × Eagle IV (variant EOR )

U.N.

The United Nations had also purchased and used a small number of Eagle I for operations in crisis areas.

Operational experience

Damaged EAGLE IV on July 9, 2009

On 9 July 2009, an army patrol was the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Feyzabad (Afghanistan) in the district Keshem with a roadside bomb attack (Improvised Explosive Device / IED). Due to the small load and the location of the detonation under the only unoccupied seat, the three-man crew remained largely uninjured, but the vehicle was no longer ready to drive and had to be towed away by another vehicle on the patrol. It turned out that the mine lock was inadequate. Both doors on the left and the roof hatch were torn open. All equipment and vehicle accessories in the unoccupied left rear seat were thrown up to five meters out of the vehicle.

On April 15, 2010, three Bundeswehr soldiers died while accompanying the Afghan National Army in an Eagle IV near the town of Baghlan . They were killed in a massive explosion caused by the Taliban in the northern Afghan province of the same name. The Eagle was torn apart and completely destroyed by the IED.

Technical specifications

EAGLE 4 × 4

• Total weight: 6700 kg
• Total length: 5.40 m
• Total width: 2.30 m
• Ground clearance: 0.4 m
• vertical climbing ability: 0.5 m
• Wading depth: 0.76 m
• Max. Speed: 100 km / h
• Max. Incline: 60%
• Type: 6.5 l TDI
• Number of cylinders: V 8
• Power (at 3000 rpm): 136 kW (185 PS / 160 PS Eagle I)

EAGLE IV

• Empty weight of the basic vehicle: 6700 kg
• permissible total weight 8800 kg
• Total length: 5.40 m
• Total width: 2.30 m
• Total height: 2.30 m
• Wading depth: 0.50 m (1.00 m when driving slowly)
• Max. Speed: 100 km / h
• Max. Incline: 60%
• Armor: Protects against hand weapons, shrapnel and certain mines
• Engine: 6-cylinder common rail turbo diesel Cummins, model ISBe, 5900 cm³, water cooling.
• Power: (at 2300 rpm): 184 kW (250 PS)
• Transmission: 5-speed automatic Allison Transmission 2500SP
• Tank capacity: 180 liters
• Range: 700 km
• Crew: 2, 4, 5 or 6 depending on the configuration
• Other: The car is largely computer-controlled, for example with a fully automatic differential lock, which means a minimum of operating effort for the driver. There is even a central locking system.

Web links

Commons : MOWAG Eagle  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Manufacturer homepage
• Mowag Eagle IV of the Danish Army (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data sheet MOWAG EAGLE III 4 × 4. ( Memento of the original from November 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: cdbizman.com. (PDF; 169 kB). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Source: Mowag, News Archive , (English)
3. ↑ GDELS press release of April 4, 2014. ( Memento of the original of July 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: gdels.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015. 
4. ^ Dutch Defense Press, accessed September 8, 2015
5. ↑ Jürgen KG Rosenthal: Protected Mobility - A core competence of MOWAG , Hardthoehenkurier 2/2011
6. ^ For the deployment ... , Bundeswehr aktuell No. 28 2013
7. ↑ Joachim Rubner: A fortress that looks like an off-road vehicle , Aachener Zeitung February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
8. ↑ Test drive in an armored car. In: rp-online.de. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
9. ↑ Polizeiautos.de - Mowag Eagle IV in Afghanistan. Retrieved January 17, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Jpw: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK: Federal Police modernizes protected vehicle fleet: FLW 100 with MG5A1 for Eagle IV and Enok 6.1. In: STRATEGY & TECHNOLOGY. August 7, 2018, accessed January 17, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Special protected vehicles: New powerhouses for the police. In: SEK-Einsatz.de. Retrieved January 17, 2019 (German). 
12. ↑ : Federal police defenseless against Islamist terrorist attacks . In: Der Spiegel . February 6, 2015 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 17, 2019]).
13. ↑ Source: “Schweizer Soldat” magazine  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 17, 2010.  
14. ↑ Info (PDF; 126 kB) on bundestag.de
15. ↑ Source: Communication from d. Bundeswehr, November 2008
16. ↑ [1] Source: Hardthöhenkurier , March 2010
17. ↑ Source: Financial Times Deutschland of April 15, 2010 ( Memento of April 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on ftd.de
18. ↑ Source: MOWAG press release from December 20, 2010 on mowag.ch
19. ↑ Source: MOWAG press release from April 2011 ( Memento of the original dated May 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on gdels.com 
20. ↑ Bundestag releases budget funds for medium-sized protected medical vehicles. European Security & Technology (esut), March 6, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 . 
21. ↑ 80 EAGLE 6 × 6 for the Bundeswehr medical service. European Security & Technology (esut), April 15, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Thomas Wiegold : The eagle brings it ... ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: focus.de. Eyes straight ahead! 
23. ^ Afghanistan: IED attack on German patrol. In: bundeswehr.de.
24. ^ Attack in Afghanistan - Guttenberg flies to Germany with injured soldiers. spiegel.de, April 16, 2010, accessed April 16, 2010 . 
25. ↑ Deadly order on bild.de.
26. ^ Image of the Destroyed Eagle
27. ↑ data sheet Eagle IV
28. ↑ "Hummer, go home." ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: ekstrabladet.dk. Ekstrabladet, February 20, 2007 (test report in Danish)