This is a Semi Knocked Down (SKD) process in which RENAULT TRUCKS Defense supplies RABA, a military and special vehicle assembler, with the 4-door 6/7-seat cabs and the MIDLUM chassis, while the axle assemblies are manufactured and installed by RENAULT TRUCKS Defense’s partner on its sites, then the equipment items (tanks, pumps, etc.) are integrated by the local coachbuilder BM Heros.
This 3-year contract will see the delivery of 60 SKD kits between now and the end of 2016.
Today, the RENAULT TRUCKS Defense instructor, assembly and Quality teams are monitoring the assembly work and validating the various stages of the process with our partner.
The tests of the first assembled vehicle carried out on RABA’s own proving ground, have given full satisfaction as regards the vehicle's road handling, stability and maneuverability.
An official ceremony for the delivery of the first fully equipped vehicles will be held on 30 September in the presence of Emmanuel Levacher, President and CEO of RENAULT TRUCKS Defense, Istvan PINTER, Chairman-CEO of RABA, and high-ranking representatives of the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior.
VOLVO GROUP GOVERNMENTAL SALES is in charge of Defense, Security activities and Emergency services within the Volvo Group, with the following brands: RENAULT TRUCKS Defense, ACMAT Defense, PANHARD Defense, VOLVO Defense and MACK Defense.
VOLVO GROUP GOVERNMENTAL SALES is a leading player in the field of wheeled military and security vehicles.
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense, one of three participants in the Joint Venture (GME) which was awarded the Scorpion contract by the Minister of Defense on 5 December 2014, is to participate in the development of the French Army's new generation of front-line vehicles Griffon and Jaguar.
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense is in particular responsible for supplying the powertrains for these two vehicles, and for providing the whole supply chain for the spare parts and components of the Scorpion program.
Photo: The assembly teams in front of the first vehicle (Courtesy of RTD)
