WEAPONS TRANSFERRED TO THE SAUDI-LED COALITION AND EMPLOYED IN THE CONFLICT IN YEMEN (2015-ongoing)

Pionerpanzer Wisent-2

Pionierpanzer-Wisent-2

WEAPON NAME Pionierpanzer Wisent-2 Armoured Engineer Vehicle

The WiSENT 2 is a multi-functional vehicle platform: it provides a support vehicle that was specially developed for current operations and deployment scenarios. Due to its modular design, it can be converted from an Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) to an Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV) in less than five hours. In the ARV configuration a crane is able to load up to 32 tons and a 40 ton main winch; and in its AEV configuration, the WiSENT 2 supports an arm excavator for moving up to 300 cubic meters of earth per hour. → ffg-flensburg.de

MANUFACTURER

FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH, Flensburg, GERMANY → ffg-flensburg.de

ARMS EXPORT

Transfer of Pionerpanzer Wisent-2 from Germany to United Arab Emirates

NAME TYPE ORDER # DELIVERY # COMMENTS
Wisent-2 AEV/ARV 2014 4 2016-2017 4
IDENTIFICATION Emirates forces continue to advance in Yemen (Dec. 9, 2017)
Pionierpanzer-Wisent-2-youtube Pionerpanzer Wisent-2 at min. 1:04
GEOLOCATION Al Kahwkhah, Yemen → 13°48’23.4"N 43°14'54.2"E
Pionierpanzer-Wisent-2-geolocation-satellite Satellite Image, Apple Maps
Pionierpanzer-Wisent-2-geolocation-wikimapia Wikimapia



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