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| BAE Systems Hägglunds' BvS10 Beowulf at Eurosatory 2016. The company is hoping to secure a contract for the vehicle by the turn of the year. Source: IHS\P Felstead |
By: Wording OD
BAE Systems Hägglunds is hoping to secure a contract for its new BvS10 Beowulf
all-terrain vehicle (ATV) by the end of this year or the start of next year,
allowing serial production to start by the end of next year or the beginning of
2018, company officials told IHS Jane's at Eurosatory on 15
June. Tore Akser, ATV platform manager
for BAE Systems Hägglunds, said the company is having parallel discussions with
potential buyers in Europe, South America and Asia, with the potential clients
ranging from those who already operate the Beowulf's predecessor, the Bv202, or
the armoured ATV from which it is derived, the BvS10 Viking, to those with no
experience of operating BAE Systems Hägglunds ATVs.
Akser said interest in the vehicle,
which combines the chassis and powertrain of the BvS10 Viking with an
unarmoured front cab provided by Finnish company Fortoco, ranges from military
users to those with an interest in developing an all-terrain capability for
civilian applications such as rescue services or firefighting. The concept behind the Beowulf,
Akser explained, is a combination of three elements: extreme mobility, an
extensive payload capability (the vehicle can carry 8 tonnes compared to 2.2
tonnes for the Bv202), and flexibility, with the rear section of the ATV able to
be reconfigured in a variety of ways or even designed and provided by the user.
SOURCE: IHS Janes
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