Czech MoD recommends Nexter Titus MRAP purchase

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The Czech MoD has recommended the country buy the Nexter Titus 6x6 for its MRAP requirement, as well as Tatra 6x6 trucks for its mortar-towing vehicle requirement. Source: Nexter Systems
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recommended the government selects the Nexter Systems Titus 6x6 armoured vehicle to fulfil a CZK2.7 billion (USD111 million) requirement for 42 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) platforms for the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR).

MoD sources leaked information to local media at the end of September that the Titus outperformed the indigenously designed and manufactured SVOS Vega 4x4 armoured vehicle in ACR trials that incorporated seven parameters, with the former platform scoring 25 points versus 12 scored by the latter.

According to the MoD sources, the Titus, which utilises a 6x6 chassis supplied by Czech truck maker Tatra, is said to be CZK4.5 million cheaper than the Vega and has a superior turning radius and the ability to negotiate steeper terrain.

Speaking to IHS Jane's on 1 October, MoD spokesperson Petr Medek stated, "The main reason for selecting the Titus over the Vega is that Tatra signed an agreement with Nexter Systems to supply the chassis for the Titus and did not sign a similar agreement with SVOS to supply a chassis for the Vega. The MoD specified that the winning platform must be equipped with a Tatra chassis for commonality and logistical purposes."

The ACR has a requirement for two versions of the Titus platform: a command-and-control (C2) variant; and a communications variant.

All 42 vehicles will be manufactured and assembled at the Tatra Trucks production facility in Koprivnice, with deliveries to take place between 2019 and 2023.

The MoD has also urged the government to approve the selection of Tatra Trucks as the prime contractor to supply 41 modified Tatra 6x6 trucks worth more than CZK500 million to meet an urgent requirement for towing ACR 120 mm mortar systems.

The new Tatra vehicles will be equipped with a mine-resistant cab and will replace 1950s-era Praga V3S 6x6 vehicles, the technical state of which is considered to be beyond repair.

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