RG-41

RG-41
Type - Armored fighting vehicle (AFV)
Place of origin - South Africa
Production history
Designer - Land Systems OMC
Designed - 2008
Manufacturer - BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa
Produced - 2010
Specifications
Mass - 19.00 tonnes
Length - 7.78 metres (25.5 ft)
Width - 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in)
Height - 2.58 metres (8 ft 6 in)
Crew - 11
Main armament - various
Engine - Deutz 2015TCD V6 / 390 kilowatts (520 hp)
Payload capacity - 11,000 kilograms (24,000 lb)
Transmission - ZF 5HP 902
Ground clearance - 440 millimetres (17 in)
Maximum speed - 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

RG-41, is a South African 8x8 armored fighting vehicle (AFV) with mine resistant protection developed by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems. The RG-41 was designed as an affordable modern AFV can be utilized in a variety of roles, including infantry section vehicle, a command vehicle, an ambulance, recovery vehicle and engineer vehicle. Its large payload capability allows additional armour to be added to the RG-41 and a variety of weapon systems such as the Alliant Techsystems's 25 mm M242 Bushmaster mounted in a tactical response turret, the TRT-25 remote weapon station (RWS).
History
Land Systems OMC, a subdivision of BAE Systems in South Africa, began development of the RG-41 in early 2008 as a private venture after seeing a need for an affordable combat system. To meet this requirement, the RG-41 employs an ITAR (International Tariff in Arms Regulation) free design and consists of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components that are not subject to US International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
Specifications
RG-41 is an AFV where the driver is seat alone on the front left side of the vehicle. Some weapons can be add to it, including 25 or 30 mm cannon. At Africa Aerospace and Defense, RG-41 was fitted with a turret armed with 30 x 173 cannon and a co axial 7.62 mm.
With a GVW around 30 tonnes, this vehicle stay easily mobile thank to it 8x8 facilities.