bionix infantry fighting vehicle, singapore
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- 1. Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Singapore
- 2. CONTENT INTRODUCTION FIGHTING VEHICLE TURRET HULL ENGINE
- 3. INTRODUCTION The Bionix infantry fighting vehicle was developed by Singapore Technologies Automotives (now Singapore Technologies Engineering) and has been operational with the Singapore Armed Forces since 1999 in the form of the Bionix 25 and Bionix 40/50. Bionix II (BXII) entered service with Singapore Armed Forces in October 2006 and was jointly developed by ST Engineering, the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and the Singapore Army. Bionix II is also produced in a command variant.
- 4. FIGHTING VEHICLE Bionix ii has common hull, power pack and suspension as the previous vehicles but is equipped with A network- enabled digital battle management system, A new atk mk44 bushmaster 30mm dual-feed cannon and modular armour package. It has a two-man turret and can accommodate up to ten troops. It is also armed with one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and one 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun.
- 5. TURRET The two-man bionix turret is of all-welded-steel- armour construction. Additional armour protection can be installed with an add-on layer of spaced passive armour. The gunner's station is on the right and the commander's station is on the left, each with a single hatch cover.
- 6. HULL The HULL AND TURRET ARE OF ALL-WELDED- STEEL CONSTRUCTION WITH MODULAR PASSIVE ARMOUR PROTECTION. Access to the troop compartment at the rear of the vehicle is by a power-operated ramp, which can operate as an emergency access and exit door. A SINGLE HATCH IS INSTALLED OVER THE TROOP COMPARTMENT
- 7. ENGINE The Detroit Diesel 6V-92TA turbocharged diesel engine develops 475hp at 2,400rpm, with potential of achieving 550hp. The engine is equipped with electronically controlled diesel injection. The engine compartment is fitted with an automatic fire detection and dry-powder fire suppression system with a supplementary manual back up.
- 8. REFERNCE http://www.army- technology.com/proje cts/bionix/
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