The Mowag Piranha IIIH 8x8 armoured personnel carrier (APC) has been used by the Irish Army since 2001. There are 80 Mowags in service with the army, in 6 different variant types.

In 1972 Séamus Timoney, a professor at University College Dublin (who had previously contributed to the design of the British FV601 Saladin and FV603 Saracen armoured vehicles) …

This is a partial list of the equipment of the Irish Army, the land component of the Irish Defence Forces.

Jun 23, 2001 · Up to 10 of the new vehicles will see service with the contingent of up to 200 Irish soldiers, who will be joining the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in …

Mar 25, 2018 · All armored vehicles in the Irish military now are of the wheeled type. Their front line vehicle is the Mowag Piranha IIIH. Eighty of these 8×8 APCs (Armored Personnel …

Sep 13, 2019 · It was during this time that the Irish would get a chance to utilize a small number of the ubiquitous American Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), the M113. This poor quality photo …

Dec 23, 2024 · In 2025 the Irish Defence Forces will provide the Mechanised Force Protection Company for the EUROCORPS multinational headquarters, reports Carl Schulze.

VTT M3 4x4 amphibious Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) The reason for this is that I served in the Irish Defence Forces for 18 years and I was a driving instructor on the AML 60, AML 90 …

Feb 15, 2025 · IRELAND COULD BE about to sign a contract costing between €600m to €800m for new armoured vehicles for the Irish Defence Forces with France. That’s according to a …

Jan 14, 2004 · The Mowag is no toy. It's the APC of choice of the Irish Defence Forces and is currently in operation in two peace-keeping missions in Kosovo and Liberia.