The MOWAG Eagle is a wheeled armored vehicle designed by the Swiss MOWAG corporation. It has gone through several generations of development. The current vehicle, introduced in November 2003, is the Eagle IV, which is based on the Duro IIIP chassis.[1] The original MOWAG Eagle used the chassis and running gear of the United States Humvee, while the Eagle II and Eagle III use the chassis and running gear of the Humvee ECV.[2] A Prototype is now part of the Military Museum Full. The MOWAG Eagle IV and V used the chassis and running gear of the Mowag Duro.

MOWAG Eagle
MOWAG Eagle V of the German Army
Type	Infantry Mobility vehicle
Place of origin	Switzerland
Service history
Used by	Germany, Denmark, Switzerland
Wars	War in Afghanistan
Production history
Manufacturer	MOWAG
Unit cost	Eagle V: CHF 807 thousand (US$886,813) (FY2020)
Produced	2003–present
Variants	Eagle I, II, III, IV, V
Specifications
Mass	4x4:7,000 kg (15,000 lb) (curb) 4x4:10,000 kg (22,000 lb) (GVM) 6x6:7,700 kg (17,000 lb) (curb) 6x6:15,000 kg (33,000 lb) (GVM)
Length	5.37 m (211 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)
length	3.53 m (139 in) (wheelbase)
Width	2.16 m (85 in)
Height	2.0 m (79 in)
Crew	1+4
Armor	STANAG 4569 Ballistic level 2 Mine level 2a
Main armament	remote weapon system
Engine	Cummins ISBe 5.9L 184 kW (250 hp)
Payload capacity	2,200 kg (4,900 lb) (at protection level 2/2a) 6x6: 7,300 kg (16,100 lb)
Transmission	Allison 2500SP
Suspension	4x4 or 6x6 wheeled
Ground clearance	0.4 m (16 in)
Fuel capacity	180 L (48 US gal; 40 imp gal)
Operational range	650 km (400 mi)
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)

A modular 6×6 variant that was developed for an Australian Army tender made its market debut at Eurosatory 2012.

Cost

The Danish Army ordered 36 Eagle V in four different configurations (patrol, electronic warfare, support and reconnaissance) in May 2017.[3] According to public records from the Danish Parliament, the acquisition cost of the 36 EAGLE 5 Vehicles is DKK 233,6 mill. (approx. USD 35 mill) including Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) (driving cameras, radios, weapons mounts). This translates into an average price per vehicle of USD 972.000. According to the records the sustainment cost of the 36-vehicle fleet is estimated at DKK 116,1 mill. (approx. DKK 7,3 mill.)  over a 15 year period.[4]

Operators

Eagle I, II, III

•  Switzerland Swiss Army – A total of 329 Eagle I and II are in use as light armored reconnaissance vehicles (Aufklärungsfahrzeug), armed with a 7.5mm Pz Mg 51/71 machine gun and fitted with thermal imaging and radio equipment.[5]^{[unreliable source?]} They are known respectively as Aufklärungsfahrzeug 93 and Aufklärungsfahrzeug 97. 120 Eagle III have been acquired as mobile artillery observer vehicles in 2003, with substantial improvements made to communications and surveillance equipment (yet lacking the machine gun of previous versions).
•  Denmark Danish Army – 36 Eagle I,[2] known as Spejdervogn M/95. Nowadays, the M/95 is used without the original MKB-2 turret.

Eagle IV

•  Switzerland
  • Swiss Army – 4 vehicles armed with 12.7mm Browning M2 machineguns and 76mm grenade launcher. To be used as reconnaissance APCs in peacekeeping missions in Bosnia and Kosovo [6]
  • Zurich Cantonal Police has 1 Eagle IV which is located at Zurich Airport
•  Denmark Danish Army – 90 [7]
•  Germany
  • German Army – 495 (475[8] have been ordered so far + 20 vehicles as armored ambulance)
  • German Federal Police – 10 vehicles in use.[9]

Eagle V

• The Danish Army ordered 36 Eagle V in four different configurations (patrol, electronic warfare, support and reconnaissance) in May 2017. Deliveries are expected in 2018 and 2019 with final operation from 2019.[10][3]
• The German Armed Forces ordered 176 Eagle V in May 2013[11] and 80 Eagle V 6x6 armored ambulance vehicles in March 2020.[12]
• The Swiss Armed Forces ordered 100 Eagle V 6x6 TASYS armoured reconnaissance vehicles on 5 December 2019[13]
• The Luxembourg Armed Forces ordered 4 Eagle V 6x6 ambulances in 2021. In September 2022 an additional order of 80 Eagle V 4x4 through the NSPA was placed. It is configured as CLRV command liaison and reconnaissance vehicles an will replace the Humvee and the ATF Dingo. The mission equipment will be common to its neighbours, French and Belgian VBMR Griffon. It will be fitted with the RWS deFNder Medium from FN Herstal, the information and combat system Scorpion (SICS from ATOS), the CONTACT radio system SDR from Thales and the anti-ied jammer BARAGE from Thales Belgium. It will be delivered between December 2024 and July 2026. The acquisition is worth € 226.6 M. The acquisition and the Life Cycle Cost of the vehicle and the systems fitted, including the logistics for 15-20 years has a cost cap of €367 million.[14]

Gallery

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  Eagle II: as used by Swiss armored reconnaissance units
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  Eagle III: Swiss reconnaissance vehicle
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  Mowag Eagle Ambulance versions
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  Eagle IV: as used by the Danish Army
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  Eagle IV: side view as used by the German Army
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  Eagle IV: rear view
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  Eagle V: side view on exhibit

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to MOWAG Eagle.

• Manufacturer's homepage
• DanskPanser.dk - Eagle I
• DanskPanser.dk - Eagle IV
• Prime Portal - Eagle III walk-around
• Prime Portal - Eagle IV walk-around

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