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39-680: The nearest vehicle to the Condor in RMMV's current product range is the Survivor R . The Condor is designed primarily as an APC but it can also be adopted for a variety of other roles including anti-tank, cargo carrier, command vehicle, ambulance, fitters' vehicle and reconnaissance vehicle. The Condor is based on the automotives of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, the Condor 2 based on the Unimog U5000. The hull of

78-476: A central tyre inflation system , a fully automatic gearbox , a 10-tonne hydraulic self-recovery winch and a dozer blade. RMMV lists numerous potential roles and applications as suited to the Survivor R, these including an internal security and/or law enforcement vehicle, riot control, trauma management/ambulance, a command and control vehicle, and logistics version with a rear cargo body. The primary mission of

117-419: A .50 machine gun, and banks of Rheinmetall , ROSY grenade launchers. This latest version of the Survivor R features twin doors at the rear, which allows it to be used for other roles, such as specialised ambulance, for which the vehicle could be fitted with equipment to assist in rapidly loading stretcher patients into the vehicle. At DESI 2015, RMMV displayed Survivor R in a field ambulance configuration. In

156-519: A Police/law enforcement configuration. When marketed by Achleitner the slightly revised design is known as PMV Survivor II. The easiest way to differentiate the Survivor R from the PMV Survivor II is the differing bonnet style. Following German state police forces (German: Landespolizei ) use Survivor R vehicles under the denomination Sonderwagen 5 : Steyr Steyr ( German: [ˈʃtaɪɐ] ; Central Bavarian : Steia )

195-693: A high-sulphur fuel tolerant MAN 6.9-litre, 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine, this rated at EURO 3 or EURO 6 emissions compliance and (at EURO 6) developing 340 hp and 1,250 Nm torque. A MAN 12 AS 1210 Tipmatic 12-speed automated gearbox and MAN G 103 2-speed transfer box are fitted. The MAN front axle is rated at 7.1-tonnes, the rear at 11.5-tonnes. Suspension is by parabolic leaf springs, shock-absorbers and anti-roll bars. Standard tyres are 365/85 R 20 Michelin XZL fitted with Hutchinson run flat inserts Survivor R's armoured steel monocoque cabin provides undisclosed STANAG-compliant levels of protection and one of

234-526: A remote standoff sensor for detecting distant clouds of chemical agents, providing immediate analysis and warning. Moreover, the CBRN Survivor R can operate on the move. In addition to its inherent identification capabilities the system can collect samples from soil, water, and ground for later reference analysis. It allows real-time transmission of all relevant CBRN information up the chain of command as well as immediate marking of contaminated areas to enhance

273-516: A target of Allied bombing raids to knock out its factories. In two major attacks by the US Fifteenth Air Force during the " Big Week " on 23 and 24 February 1944, much of the town was badly damaged, but the factories continued to function until near the end of the war. The city was a meeting point on 9 May 1945, when units of the 5th Guards Airborne of the Red Army and black troops of

312-727: A vehicle tailored to the requirements of the Operations Directorate. The vehicle was delivered in July 2018 and the order was stated to be worth a six-figure euro amount. On November 21, 2017, the Survivor Special Operations Vehicle concept was unveiled to the public at Milipol 2017. To minimise both initial procurement and through life costs, Survivor R is based on a militarised MAN TGM 18-tonne gross vehicle weight (GVW) commercial truck chassis and automotives. Survivor R uses only series-produced COTS components, with

351-540: A working upgraded Condor prototype at the DSA 2016 convention. A Condor prototype converted to serve as a logistics transport vehicle was unveiled at the DSA 2018 convention. According to a Deftech official, the Condors still in service can be modernized depending upon funding allocation. In the 1992 American film Fifty/Fifty , three Condor APCs used by the fictional army in the final scene, actually belong to Malaysian Army of

390-574: Is a statutory city , located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria . It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District . Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd largest city in Upper Austria. The city has a long history as a manufacturing center and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as the former Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate and its successor Steyr Motors . The city

429-531: Is situated in the Traunviertel region, with the two rivers Steyr and Enns flowing through it and meeting near the town centre beneath Lamberg Castle and St Michael's Church. This prominent location has made it prone to severe flooding through the centuries until the present, one of the worst cases being recently in August 2002 . To the south of the town rises a series of hills that climb in altitude and stretch out to

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468-661: Is the initial result of this co-operation. When shown for the first time at Eurosatory 2014, Survivor R was configured for the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear role. Survivor R was then shown at IDEX 2015 held in Abu Dhabi 22–26 February. This was the first time the vehicle had been shown in the Middle East, and the first time it had been shown in command and control configuration. Survivor R has since been shown in ambulance configuration (DSEi 2015) and Police/law enforcement configuration (Eurosatory 2016). During June 2016

507-653: The Austrian Civil War , which brought about the fascist corporate Federal State of Austria that ruled the country until the 1938 Anschluss to Nazi Germany . The Nazi authorities incorporated the armament industry into the vast Reichswerke Hermann Göring conglomerate, including the construction of the Steyr-Münichholz subcamp of forced labourers, part of the Mauthausen network. A major producer of arms and military vehicles during World War II , Steyr became

546-453: The CBRN reconnaissance variant will be to detect, identify, mark, sample and report chemical, biological and radiological contamination and provide forecast information to units deployed in the area of operations. The CBRN Survivor R is equipped with fully automated detectors for nuclear radiation as well as sensors for identifying chemical warfare agents and other hazardous materials. These include

585-685: The Counter-Reformation . The economic situation changed for the worse, as the iron trade decayed during the Thirty Years' War , when Upper Austria was pawned to Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria , and the Peasants' War in Upper Austria of 1626. In 1727 the medieval Styraburg was devastated by a blaze and replaced by the Baroque Lamberg Castle. The resurgence of Steyr began under the conditions of late 18th century Josephinism and continued in

624-744: The Holy Roman Empire and especially with the Republic of Venice . In the 13th and 14th century, Steyr was a centre of the Christian Waldensian movement and a location of the inquisitorial persecutions led by the Catholic cleric Petrus Zwicker (d. 1403). Likewise, the Protestant Reformation quickly spread among the citizens about 1525, fiercely opposed by the Habsburg rulers in the course of

663-796: The Royal Armoured Corps and 19th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment where the filming located in Penang, Malaysia. In the 2023 Malaysian biopic war film MALBATT: Misi Bakara , the Condor APCs were also used in this film, which retells the events of the Battle of Mogadishu from the Malaysian perspective after their relief effort was previously not recognized by the United States for 25 years and in

702-510: The Steyr automobile branch from 1915 it was renamed Steyr-Werke AG in 1926 and formed a large industrial conglomerate by the merger with Austro-Daimler and Puch in 1934. However, the Steyr industry was hit hard by the 1929 Great Depression . In 1934, the town became one of several battlegrounds between Social Democratic Schutzbund paramilitary forces and Christian Social Heimwehr militias in

741-715: The Upper Austrian Prealps . To the north, the hills roll downward towards the confluence of the Enns with the Danube River, where the town of Enns is situated. In the east, the municipal area borders with Lower Austria . Steyr is an ancient town with modern amenities, marketing its rich cultural and architectural heritage in tourism like Vienna and many other well preserved Austrian historic towns. It marked its 1,000th anniversary in 1980, after undergoing extensive restoration of its historic architecture which has made it one of

780-535: The 1186 Georgenberg Pact , his Styrian lands fell to the Babenberg dukes of Austria . Steyr, already named a town ( urbs ) by then, lost its importance as a ducal residence but retained its status as a centre of ironworking. The Babenberg rulers promoted its economic development as a site of blacksmithing, mainly knife making and armament industry. After the extinction of the Babenbergs in 1246, Steyr together with

819-422: The 2001 film Black Hawk Down . RMMV Survivor R The RMMV Survivor R (presented SURVIVOR R by the company) is a medium-weight armoured-wheeled vehicle developed jointly as the result of a strategic co-operation between Germany ’s Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) and Austria ’s Achleitner . Survivor R was publicly displayed for the first time at Eurosatory 2014. The first sale of Survivor R

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858-495: The Bavarian Traungau as well as the adjacent " March of Styria " were ruled by the mighty Otakar dynasty. The Otokars controlled the iron mining at Erzberg and made their residence at Steyr a centre of medieval courtly culture and Middle High German poetry. In 1180, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa elevated Margrave Ottokar IV to a Duke of Styria ; however, the line became extinct upon his death in 1192 and, according to

897-517: The Condor is made of all-welded armoured steel protecting the crew from 7.62 mm armour-piercing (AP) rounds and 5.56 mm ball-type rounds, shell splinters and anti-personnel mines. The Condor is fully amphibious, propelled in the water by a propeller mounted under the rear of the hull. It is air-transportable in C-130 Hercules and in C-160 Transall type aircraft. In 2016, Deftech showed

936-578: The Danube. In the 6th century, Slavic settlers moved into the area, but when they were defeated by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria , who granted the land to nearby Kremsmünster Abbey in 777, the area was resettled with Bavarians . During the Hungarian invasions of Europe , a fortress was erected above the Steyr River by the local Traungau counts, first mentioned as Styraburg in a 980 deed. From 1055 Steyr Castle in

975-601: The Duchy of Austria was occupied by the Přemyslid king Ottokar II of Bohemia and finally taken over by the Habsburg king Rudolf I of Germany upon his victory at the 1278 Battle on the Marchfeld . The town privileges and market rights were confirmed by Rudolf's son King Albert I in 1287 and the citizens further on benefitted of Steyr's preferred position within the iron trade all over

1014-460: The Steyr biomass heating plant. The local professional football team is SK Vorwärts Steyr who play at the Vorwärts Stadium . Steyr has had a number of well-known residents or visitors, including Franz Schubert (1797–1828), who wrote his Trout Quintet there while on holiday in 1819, and composer Anton Bruckner (1824–1896), organist at the local parish church. Young Adolf Hitler spent

1053-662: The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed that the five international companies had been shortlisted to compete for the final stages of the Package 2 element of the Multi Role Vehicle-Protected (MRV-P) program. According to a report in Defense News , Survivor R was one of the five downselected for this requirement which would initially require 150 troop carrying vehicles and 80 ambulances but incremental orders would take eventually

1092-650: The US 761st Tank Battalion along with the 71st Infantry Division contacted each other on the bridge over the Enns River. Steyr was occupied by the U.S. Army—the Soviet Army moved east behind the demarcation line of the province of Lower Austria. The troops remained until 1955 when Austria officially declared neutrality by the Austrian State Treaty . The local council (Gemeinderat) has 36 members. Elections in 2015 showed

1131-630: The area from about 600 BC, the name of the Stiria River is of Celtic origin. Their kingdom of Noricum became part of the Roman Empire in 15 BC. A settlement named Gesodunum noted by the ancient geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 90 – c. 168) was possibly located in the Steyr region. Here the Roman "Iron Road" led from the Erzberg mine along the Enns River to the castra of Lauriacum (at present-day Enns) on

1170-661: The best preserved old towns in the country. The famous historic town centre built around the Stadtplatz ( town square ) was largely restored following World War II . Its best-known piece of architecture is called the Bummerlhaus which is considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture for its size in Central Europe . The city comprises the cadastral communities of Christkindl, Föhrenschacherl, Gleink, Hinterberg, Jägerberg, Sarning, Stein, and Steyr. Celts settled

1209-450: The bulk of the militarisation required integrated into the TGM production line at MAN's truck plant in Steyr , Austria . Through-life support will be based on the worldwide service, support and manufacturing networks of Rheinmetall and MAN, this ensuring the Survivor R can offer users supportability, high levels of operational availability and genuine service longevity. Survivor R is powered by

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1248-453: The configuration shown, the vehicle is able to transport two casualties on stretchers or three seated casualties plus one stretcher accompanied by two medical attendants. The medical equipment is comparable to a civilian paramedic ambulance. It contains advanced procedure equipment, heart monitors, medications and other supplies necessary to provide lifesaving tactical combat casualty care. At Eurosatory 2016, RMMV displayed Survivor R in

1287-539: The course of the succeeding industrialisation . During the Napoleonic Wars Steyr was occupied by French troops several times. On 25 December 1800, the Armistice of Steyr was signed there. In 1830 the blacksmith Leopold Werndl founded an armory at Steyr, which his sons Josef and Franz Werndl re-established as a stock company in 1864, named the Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (ÖWG) from 1869. Including

1326-501: The following results: The most heavily represented sector is manufacturing automotive parts. The most significant companies in Steyr are: In other sectors are also important Austrian companies in Steyr: The Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Klinikum Steyr is the general hospital of the city and the largest health care provider in the region with a capacity of 621 beds. It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with

1365-426: The highest internal volumes in its class. With an unladen weight of 10.9-tonnes and up to 4.1-tonnes of military payload the Survivor R offers a respectable payload-to-weight ratio. This combination of protection, workspace and payload makes Survivor R well suited to requirements involving complex systems integrations. Survivor R is air transportable by C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Optional equipment includes

1404-444: The medical universities of Vienna , Graz and Innsbruck . The Steyr School of General Health and Nursing offers a degree in nursing science and training to become a certified nurse. The oldest part is the 1916 castle-like old building. The hospital has been continually expanded since 1935. Steyr has a district heating system which supplies the bulk of the buildings and industry with renewable energy. The thermal energy comes from

1443-621: The numbers up to 300 of each. In February 2017 it was disclosed that RMMV had withdrawn from the competition. The first sale of Survivor R was announced in March 2017, this to the Free State of Saxony , Germany. The first vehicle was delivered on 15 December, with the second scheduled for delivery prior to Christmas. The second sale of Survivor R was announced in November 2017. The Berlin Police have ordered

1482-451: The survivability and mobility of ground forces. As shown at Eurosatory, the Survivor R CBRN variant was equipped with a comprehensive suite of CBRN detection equipment including an OWR sampling system, a Bruker MM mass spectrometer and a RMMV NBC Inspector. When shown at IDEX 2015 the Survivor R command and control variant was displayed fitted with a battle management system, roof-mounted Kongsberg Nordic remote weapon station armed with

1521-416: Was announced in March 2017. The co-operation between RMMV and Achleitner is intended to combine the flexibility and innovative strength of a mid-size vehicle manufacturer with the global reputation, market presence and corporate resources of a leading European defense multinational corporation. Survivor R, which adds a 15-tonne GVW class protected wheeled vehicle to RMMV's portfolio of multirole vehicles,

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