INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allison Transmission has made
significant strides in the global Defense market, achieving key
program wins that will significantly expand Allison's installed
base and revenue in the wheeled defense vehicle segment. Allison is
experiencing continued growth in this vehicle segment as a result
of strategic partnerships with vehicle manufacturers to support
defense programs outside North
America.
The Allison Specialty Series™ (SP) transmission has been
selected for several wheeled defense vehicles. The Canadian
Department of National Defence recently announced it will receive
Mercedes-Benz Zetros four-axle 8x8 vehicles with the Allison 4500
SP automatic transmission in partnership with GDLS-Canada as part
of the Logistics Vehicle Modernization (LVM) project. Production is
slated to begin in 2025.
Over the past year, ARTEC, a consortium of KNDS company
Kraus-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, chose Allison's 4800 SP
transmission for the British Ministry of Defence's Boxer armored
vehicle program. Initial transmissions have been delivered in the
U.K. for use in the 8x8 Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, part of
a larger order for new Boxer vehicles intended for the British
Army.
Additionally, the German Federal Armed Forces are set to receive
Boxer vehicles, with deliveries starting in 2025. Over 700 Boxer
vehicles have been delivered in recent years to countries including
Australia, Germany, Lithuania and the
Netherlands. The U.K. Ministry of Defence has also placed an
order currently in production with Supacat for Allison 2500 SP
transmissions for the Jackal High Mobility Truck Variants (HMT
400s), also known as Jackal 3.
In Poland, a contract with
AMZ-Kutno has been signed to supply Bóbr-3 Light Armored
Reconnaissance Carriers equipped with the Allison 3000 SP
transmission as part of the Kleszcz program, with deliveries
spanning 2025 to 2035. Furthermore, Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV)
has renewed its contract to provide the Romanian MoD with defense
logistic platforms, including a variant based on the Astra 8x8
chassis equipped with the Allison 4700 SP transmission.
"Allison has the distinct advantage of leveraging our commercial
vehicle experience and relationships as we grow our wheeled defense
business," said Heidi Schutte, Vice
President of EMEA, APAC and South America
Sales, Allison Transmission. "With decades of proven
reliability and durability, we offer a wide range of propulsion
solutions that meet the diverse application requirements for
tactical wheeled vehicles for the defense industry."
Learn how Allison optimizes wheeled defense vehicle performance
at allisontransmission.com.
About Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is a leading designer and
manufacturer of propulsion solutions for commercial and defense
vehicles and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and
heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions that Improve the Way
the World Works. Allison products are used in a wide variety of
applications, including on-highway vehicles (distribution, refuse,
construction, agriculture, fire and emergency), buses (school,
transit and coach), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment
(energy, mining and construction applications) and defense vehicles
(tactical wheeled and tracked). Founded in 1915, the company is
headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana, USA. With a presence in more than 150 countries,
Allison has regional headquarters in the
Netherlands, China and
Brazil, manufacturing facilities
in the USA, Hungary and India, as well as global engineering
resources, including electrification engineering centers in
Indianapolis, Indiana,
Auburn Hills, Michigan and
London in the United Kingdom. Allison also has approximately
1,600 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For
more information, visit allisontransmission.com.
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