ACMAT AVTL

ACMAT AVTL
Place of originFrance/Japan
Service history
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerACMAT
Produced2008-2019
No. built1000+ (2014)
Specifications
Passengers10
Engine190 hp (140 kW)
Suspensionwheeled
Operational
range
870 mi (1,400 km)
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)

The ACMAT AVTL is a military truck manufactured by the French company ACMAT, now part of Arquus.

Description

The AVTL (French: Aérotransportable Véhicule Tactique Léger, English: Airtransportable Light Tactical Vehicle) is a derivative of the Nissan Navara. It has a payload of 1.4 to 3.5 tonnes, depending on the version.

The AVTL is marketed under several variants, such as station wagon, single cab, double cab or torpedo (open special force vehicle).

Users

More than 1000 have been produced and delivered to 20 countries in 2014.

An ACMAT AVTL of the loyalist forces during the 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Martin, Guy (2 October 2012). "Acmat strengthening African presence". defenceweb.co.za.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tomkins, Richard. "Renault manufactures 1,000th Acmat light tactical vehicle". upi.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Eurosatory 2012 : ACMAT étoffe son offre" (in French). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Burkina Faso: Du matériel roulant et de transmissions pour l'armée burkinabè". AllAfrica.com (in French). 6 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Quelques détails sur l'armée tchadienne…". forcesoperations.com (in French). 21 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Renault Trucks Defense valued at 772 million of euros? (PDF). OIDA Strategic Intelligence Case Study #2. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Lagneau, Laurent (13 September 2012). "ACMAT décroche une importante commande de véhicules militaires légers en Côte d'Ivoire". opex360.com (in French).

See also