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Wikipedia / RG-32 Scout

The RG-32 Scout is a family of mine-resistant 4×4 light armoured vehicles made by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (formerly Land Systems OMC) in South Africa. It is based on the RG-31, which is already deployed worldwide with peace-keeping, security and combat forces. The combat weight of the vehicle is about 7,300kg and it has the capacity to carry a crew of 5 to 7. The vehicle crew is protected against 5.56×45mm NATO ball ammunition, grenades, firebombss, anti-personnel mines and side blasts. The five-seat version also offers protection against anti-tank mines and side blasts. Up to two RG-32Ms can be transported in a C-130 cargo aircraft.

The latest development of this vehicle is the RG-32M Galten (Swedish for "The Boar" or "The Hog"). The RG-32M has undergone "winterisation" modifications in Sweden; the RG-32M has been used in environments ranging from 49°C (120°F) in the deserts of Africa and the Middle East to −35°C (-31°F) in parts of Sweden.

Production history

Variants

  • RG-32M Standard (Driver + 4)

  • RG-32M Full armour (Driver + 8)

  • RG-32M LTV Light Tactical Vehicle

Operators

More than 800 RG-32 vehicles are in service worldwide, including with:

Current operators

  • — Used by the Austrian Armed Forces in United Nations peacekeeping operations, such as UNDOF on the Golan Heights, operating under UN livery.

  • — 180 vehicles in service.

  • — 74 To be replaced by Sisu GTP in the near future.

  • — 2 in service.

  • - 8 RG-32M vehicles ordered and delivered in 2017.

  • — Operated in limited numbers, potential replacement for ageing fleet of BRDM-2 currently in service.

  • -400

  • — Approximately 4 vehicles in service.

  • — 380

Civilian operators

Former operators

  • — 27 RG Outriders purchased in 2010. The vehicles saw limited usage due to poor reliability, and were withdrawn from service in 2024, and placed into storage in 2026. The vehicles were later scrapped after Ukraine rejected an offer from the Irish government to supply the vehicles to the Ukrainian military.

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