By |Stephen W. Miller | July 17, 2020
DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle (Photo: Defence Technology Institute)
Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has delivered in early Jul a DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle to the Royal Thai Army for 1 year testing at Thanarach Camp, Infantry Centre. The vehicle is developed and designed by DTI.
Black Widow Spider 8×8
The vehicle uses a 8×8 chassis with the driver and powerpack a the front and the troops compartment at the rear. It can carry a total of 12 soldiers including commander, driver and gunner. The Black Widow Spider is fitted with a ADDER RWS turret by ST Engineering, Singapore. It has maximum speed of 100 km/h, range of 600 km and is fully amphibious propelled in the water by two propellers mounted at the rear at a speed of 8 km/h. The Black Widow Spider also offers protection up to Level 4 STANAG 4569.
DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle (Photo: Defence Technology Institute)
DTI
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight of the Thai Ministry of Defence. The DTI was founded n the 1st of January 2009 as part of a programme to increase domestic arms manufacturing capabilities. The DTI produces the Black Widow Spider 8×8 armoured vehicle for the Thai army in collaboration with Ricardo. DTI and Ricardo had already completed the initial phase of technology development for the Black Widow Spider 8×8, and displayed the vehicle configuration at the Defence & Security exhibition hosted in Bangkok.
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight of the Thai Ministry of Defence
Stephen W. Miller
A former US Marine ground combat and aviation officer instrumental in the adoption of wheeled armoured vehicles and manoeuvre warfare. He has extensive hands-on experience in development, acquisition, fielding, support and employment leading land, naval, and air programmes in the US and twenty-four other countries.
swmiller1971@gmail.com
DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle (Photo: Defence Technology Institute)
Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has delivered in early Jul a DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle to the Royal Thai Army for 1 year testing at Thanarach Camp, Infantry Centre. The vehicle is developed and designed by DTI.
Black Widow Spider 8×8
The vehicle uses a 8×8 chassis with the driver and powerpack a the front and the troops compartment at the rear. It can carry a total of 12 soldiers including commander, driver and gunner. The Black Widow Spider is fitted with a ADDER RWS turret by ST Engineering, Singapore. It has maximum speed of 100 km/h, range of 600 km and is fully amphibious propelled in the water by two propellers mounted at the rear at a speed of 8 km/h. The Black Widow Spider also offers protection up to Level 4 STANAG 4569.
DTI Black Widow Spider 8×8 (BWS 8×8) Wheeled Armoured Combat Vehicle (Photo: Defence Technology Institute)
DTI
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight of the Thai Ministry of Defence. The DTI was founded n the 1st of January 2009 as part of a programme to increase domestic arms manufacturing capabilities. The DTI produces the Black Widow Spider 8×8 armoured vehicle for the Thai army in collaboration with Ricardo. DTI and Ricardo had already completed the initial phase of technology development for the Black Widow Spider 8×8, and displayed the vehicle configuration at the Defence & Security exhibition hosted in Bangkok.
The Defence Technology Institute (DTI) is a research and development agency operating as a public organization under the oversight of the Thai Ministry of Defence
Stephen W. MillerA former US Marine ground combat and aviation officer instrumental in the adoption of wheeled armoured vehicles and manoeuvre warfare. He has extensive hands-on experience in development, acquisition, fielding, support and employment leading land, naval, and air programmes in the US and twenty-four other countries.
swmiller1971@gmail.com
