Saturday, March 7, 2009

Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier (ATTC)


The Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier (ATTC) is a twin chassis multi-purpose articulated tracked carrier jointly developed by ST Kinetics and the Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) for the Singapore Army. ST Kinetics also manufactures firefighting, disaster recovery and other civilian variants under its U.S. subsidiary Hackney and its China subsidiary GJK. Designed to traverse difficult terrain, the Bronco has a ground pressure of 60 Kpa and is fitted with heavy duty seamless rubber tracks and a running gear system for soft ground conditions and directional stability. Swimming operations require minimum preparation and it can achieve a swimming speed of 5 km/h. The Bronco's four-sprocket drive, fully articulated steering with optional differential lock provides for small turning radius maneuvers and improved performance.

The Bronco has a load carrying capacity of up to 5 tonnes and is capable of a top speed of 60 km/h on the road and at least 25 km/h on cross-country terrain.
The Bronco has been fully operational with the Singapore Armed Forces for several years, with more than 600 on order and production still underway.[1] In December 2008 ST Kinetics was awarded a £150m contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for over 100 new vehicles for use in Afghanistan.[2]


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