The VOLVO FMX 8×8 truck shown at Eurosatory 2024 was a prototype featuring an armoured cab manufactured by NP Aerospace.
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According to Volvo Defence Global: Volvo FMX rigid chassis trucks are adaptable and can be made to suit the mission’s transport and logistics requirements. The body-builder interface makes the Volvo FMX suitable for almost anything you need to carry in a variety of situations and conditions. The optimised, efficient drivetrain ensures a particularly good operating range, reducing the need for fuelling arrangements. What’s more, the common platform approach combined with unlimited body-builder installations helps you to build the core of your fleet. The Volvo FMX 8×8 base model is loaded with features that suit your assignment.
- Automatic Traction Control
- I-Shift with Rock Free and ultra-low crawler gears
- Power Launch
- Hill Start Aid Cross-country cruise control
- Cross-country cruise control
- Volvo Engine Brake
- Extreme Weather proofing
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Protected drivetrain and components
- Driver alert support
- Automatic parking brake and emergency brake lights
- Front frame extension (400 mm)
- Winches: 1 to 15 tonnes front- or side-mounted and 40 tonnes centre-mounted
- Towing device
- Steel bumper
- Skid plate
- D13 Engine
- Ergonomic cab
- Phosphate-coated, powder-painted Swedish steel frame
Specifications for the Volvo FMX 8×8 base model are:-
- Cab: Driver and two passengers
- Engine: Euro 3, 12.8 litre in-line 6 cylinder, 520hp, 2,500 Nm
- Engine brake: Volvo Engine Brake (VEB+) with maximum brake power of 375 kW
- Gearbox: I-Shift automated manual gearbox with ultra low crawler gears
- Front axle: Parabolic leaf, 18,00 kg capacity (20,00 kg as option)
- Rear axle: Leaf suspension with high ground clearance, hub reduction, 26,00 kg load capacity (32,00 kg as option)
- Tyres: 395/85R20 terrain tyres with run flat and central tyre inflation system
- Capacity: Technical gross vehicle weight 44,00 kg
- Superstructure: Container handling unit (CHU)
The prototype armoured cab displayed at Eurosatory 2024 was produced by NP Aerospace:
- Cab ballistic protection: level 2 or 3 STANAG 4569
- Cab mine protection: level 2 or 3 STANAG 4569
[images © Carl Schulze unless otherwise marked]
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