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ULAN - Armored Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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Development
The ULAN is a tracked armored vehicle in the class of 30 to 35 tons. The development of the ULAN began under the name ASCOD (Austrian-Spanish Cooperative Development) as a joint cooperation between General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas of Spain and Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug GmbH.
The ASCOD is in service for the Spanish forces under the local name “Pizarro” (first batch: 144 units, a second batch comprising 212 vehicles is in production) and was further developed by SSF to the ULAN which was produced for the Austrian Army (total: 112).
Features
The standard version of the ULAN is the Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle AIFV which can be employed in various combat roles:
- Protected transport of personnel in different kinds of operations
- Engagement of armored vehicles and soft-skin targets
- Direct fire support to dismounted infantry
- Air defense capability against low-flying (hovering) targets.
This version is fitted with the two-person turret system Steyr SP30 which is armed with:
- Cal. 30 mm dual belt-fed automatic cannon (Mauser MK 30-2)
- Cal. 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
- Smoke discharging/close defense system
- The crew consists of 11 persons:
- Commander and gunner (turret)
- Driver
- fully equipped infantry squad (8 soldiers)
Mobility
- High performance powerpack consisting of an MTU engine and Renk automatic transmission
- High mobility on roads and cross-country due to the capacity and performance of vehicle’s running gear and suspension system and low specific and Mean Maximum ground Pressure (MMP)
Protection
- Modular ballistic protection system capable of being upgraded for future ballistic protection systems (add-on armor)
- Mine protection (special hull design, mine protection crew seats etc. )
- NBC protection
- Spall liners reducing secondary effects of penetrating projectiles
- Fire detection and suppression system for the engine compartment
- Explosion detection and suppression system for the crew compartment
- Excellent vision from the vehicle under full armor protection by optimized arrangement of optical devices (episcopes) for driver, commander and squad leader
- Large crew hatches which enable personnel wearing protection vests
- Extensive autonomy provided by high onboard fuel capacity and low fuel consumption of the engine
Transportability
- Air transportability by tactical transport aircraft
- Railway transport according to international standards (e.g. STANAG 2832)
- Road transport by heavy military trailer and semi-trailer
- Sea transport
VEHICLE VARIANTS
Turreted versions
The ULAN Armored Infantry Fighting vehicle as produced for the Austrian army is equipped with the Steyr SP30 two-person turret with a main weapon caliber of 30mm.
Other turreted variants that have already been realized with the ASCOD are Light Tanks integrating cal. 105mm turrets from GDLS, Oto Melara and LIW.
Other Vehicle Versions
Vehicle variants compromise Command Post Vehicles and Recovery Vehicles. |
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