Portuguese Pandur
In 2005 the Portuguese government signed a deal worth 364 million euros to aquire 260 Pandur II, with a option for further 33 worth 140 million euros, to equip the Portuguese Intervention Brigade of the Portuguese Army and the marines of the Portuguese Navy.
The VBR Pandur II (Viatura Blindada de Rodas) for the Portuguese Army is fitted with Steyr add-on armour that provides Level 4 protection according to STANAG 4569. The vehicles for the marines are equipped with Level 3 armour and have a cargo ramp instead of the original doors.
Variants
- Transporte de pessoal com metralhadora 12.7 - APC armed with 12.7mm machine-gun and capable of transporting 11 soldiers.
- (Portuguese Army: 147 - Portuguese Marines: 10)
- Viatura de comando - Command post vehicle.
- (Portuguese Army: 24 - Portuguese Marines: 3)
- Viatura equipada com morteiro de 120mm - 120mm mortar carrier. The mortar has a rate of fire of 10 rds/min. and a range of 6 miles (9.6 km). 5 or 6 man crew.
- (Portuguese Army: 31 - Portuguese Marines: 2)
- Veículo de recuperação e manutenção - Recovery and maintenance vehicle.
- (Portuguese Army: 9 - Portuguese Marines: 1)
- Veículo com peça de 105mm - Variant with 105mm gun turret, either Oto Melara HITFACT or Cockerill CT-CV.
- (Portuguese Army: 30)
- Ambulância - Ambulance.
- (Portuguese Army: 12 - Portuguese Marines: 2)
- Viatura anti-carro (lança-misseis) - Anti-tank variant with missile launcher.
- (Portuguese Army: 20)
- Viatura com canhão de 30mm - IFV version with 30mm cannon (MK30-2 in SP30 turret for army, MK44 in ORCWS turret for marines). Capable of transport 5 to 7 soldiers.
- (Portuguese Army:32) (Portuguese Marines: 2)
- Viatura NBQ - NBC reconnaissance vehicle.
- (Portuguese Army: 2)
- Viatura de engenharia - Vehicle for combat engineers.
- (Portuguese Army: 9)
- Viatura de ponto de acesso de rádio - Radio access point station.
- (Portuguese Army: 9)
- Viatura de vigilância do campo de batalha - Variant with battlefield surveillance radar.
- (Portuguese Army: 4)