Christopher F Foss shows us the PIRANHA 5, General Dynamics’ 8×8 platform that is a candidate for the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) Programme. The Piranha 5 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is one variant of the fifth generation of the MOWAG Piranha family of vehicles. It was designed by General Dynamics European Land Systems – Mowag GmbH. The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss company MOWAG (since April 2010 the name has changed to General Dynamics European Land Systems – Mowag GmbH).
Five generations of vehicles have been produced, manufactured by Mowag or under licence by other companies, and variants are in service with military forces throughout the world.
DSEI 2017: Pirana 5 8×8 – General Dynamics
