General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas RG-31 Mk5E

RG-31 Mk5E

Santa Bárbara Sistemas provides Spanish Ministry of Defense with the first two RG-31 Mk5E

General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas has provided Spanish Ministry of Defense with the
first two RG-31 Mk5E from the contract signed in September last year for the supply of
100 of these vehicles.

The two vehicles were delivered in December to the Spanish Army at the Seville factory
where the integration of the arms system and other work has been carried out.
Santa Bárbara Sistemas reaffirmed its
commitment to provide, as indicated in the contract, a total of 12 vehicles before the end
of January and complete the entire delivery before the summer.

As soon as the contract was drawn up, SBS provided the Army with a
demonstrator vehicle to begin familiarization with it and, amongst other things,
determine the loading plan. During the first week of September, personnel from the
Parachute Battalion began checking it out.
According to the regulations of the Spanish Army, the vehicle must transport
nine men with individual equipment and the appropriate supply of arms, ammunition,
water and food provisions for three days, 81 rations and 85 liters of water.
The Minister of Defense had the opportunity of personally seeing this demonstrator
vehicle during a visit on December 4 to the 12th Armored Infantry Brigade "Guadarrama" in
El Goloso, where it was located at the time.
Accompanied by the Army Chief of Staff, General Coll, Chacón visited the static exhibition
of various material, including the RG-31 demonstrator vehicle, and saw first-hand the main
characteristics of the multipurpose vehicle, especially designed for resisting mines and improvised
explosives.

At the end of June 2008, Spain's Cabinet approved the spending of 75 million euros for the
purchase of 100 of these vehicles and other related material. The Ministry of Defense subsequently
awarded Santa Bárbara Sistemas with the contract for the supply of 100 RG-31 Mk5E 85
armored personnel carriers, 10 ambulances and 5 command and control systems, plus the
remote-controlled weapons stations (RCWS) and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).
The delivery must be completed in 2009.

There is an option for a second phase of another 80 vehicles which would include manufacturing
work in Spain.

General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas, as the principal contractor, will be responsible for the
management, engineering and logistics in the contract. BAE Systems Land Systems OMC of
South Africa will supply the vehicles as a subcontractor. The arms system is the responsibility
of the company that has signed agreements with the Israeli technology company,
Rafael Ordnance & Protection Division, for the supply of these Mini Samson RCWS,
which will be integrated in the RG-31 by SBS.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has a similar program with BAE Systems Land Systems OMC
for this vehicle.
The RG-31 Mk5E is a 4x4 platoon vehicle with a combat mass of over 17,000 kg,

including 3,500 kilos of load.
In its armored personnel carrier variant, this vehicle, especially designed for resisting mines and
improvised explosives, can transport 10 people (driver plus nine soldiers).
It is in service in various countries, including the United States and Canada which
currently have these vehicles deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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