A Further 25 MOWAG PIRANHA III 8x8 Vehicles for the Irish Army
10 December 2002
Successful Signing of Contract at MOWAG Kreuzlingen
A Further 25 MOWAG PIRANHA III 8x8 Vehicles for the Irish Army
On Monday, 9th December 2002, a high ranking delegation from the Irish Ministry of Defence, under the supervision of the Minister of Defense, Michael Smith T.D., signed a contract for the delivery of 25 PIRANHA IIIH 8x8 armoured wheeled vehicles. For the Kreuzlingen technology company, this contract is further confirmation for the performance capabilities and reliability of the PIRANHA vehicles, this being the second contract for the Irish Army within the last three years.
In the face of strong international competition, in November 1999 MOWAG was able to win the first contract with the Irish government for the delivery of 40 PIRANHA IIIH 8x8 vehicles in the configurations of Armoured Personnel Carrier, Command, Ambulance and Maintenance & Recovery. This first contract included an Option Clause for further vehicles of the PIRANHA family. The Irish Government has now exercised this option, herewith expressing the customers satisfaction with the vehicles already delivered by MOWAG with respect to the performance capability and reliability.
