New Army Engineering Armored Vehicle Could Revolutionize Brazilian Mining Market

The Brazilian Army Invested in the Purchase of a New Model for the Guarani Family. The New Armored Engineering Vehicle Is Being Tested in São Paulo and Promises to Revolutionize the Brazilian Mining Sector

This month, the first field tests with the two prototypes of the 6×6 Guarani special armored engineering vehicle concept began at the São Paulo Arsenal of War facilities. The Brazilian Army’s new vehicle could revolutionize the country’s mining sector. The vehicle is part of the Brazilian Army’s transformation process to elevate the vehicles of the Land Force, called the Guarani Army Strategic Project, created in 2007.

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New Armored Engineering Vehicle Is an Advancement for the Guarani Family

The DEC project, coordinated by the Directorate of Engineering Material (DME), began with the study of ways to create a prototype capable of supporting the development of the armored vehicle family.

The project was studied by the Army General Staff (EME), alongside the Department of Science and Technology (DCT), to analyze its feasibility and to allow changes to the chassis of the Brazilian Army armored vehicle.

It is worth noting that the chosen integrator for the engineering facilities was AGSP, which has extensive experience in maintaining, modernizing, and revitalizing armored vehicles.

The engineering vehicles that promise to revolutionize the Brazilian mining sector have a straight blade for obstacles, an excavator arm, and a loader bucket, all interchangeable. The integration between these various units demonstrates the excellence of work within the Brazilian Army.

Integration Phase of the Armored Vehicle Was Interrupted by the Pandemic

The integration phase of the armored engineering vehicle began last year and was interrupted by the covid-19 pandemic, resuming only last August.

Last month, new advancements were made during the first field tests by the AGSP team, following all protection measures recommended by ANVISA. Before the delivery of the new armored vehicle of the Brazilian Army, training for mechanics, vehicle appraisal by the Army Evaluation Center (CAEx), and job training by AGSP are still planned.

The two armored personnel transport vehicles belong to the 15th Mechanized Combat Engineering Company, located in Palmas (PR), which will receive the models after approval by CAEx and is already developing a doctrine for the use of both vehicles. The intention of the Brazilian Army is to mobilize all engineering units of the Mechanized Brigades.

Brazilian Army Acquires Three Different Implements

Purchased from the British company Pearson Engineering LTD, represented by Prospectare in Brazil, through an international competition for the Guarani Army Strategic Program, the vehicles consist of a modular intelligent system, composed of a Common Interface with a control module, to which the implements are quickly and simply attached.

In this first phase, the Brazilian Army purchased three different implements for mining; however, after their approval, negotiations will take place for the purchase of specific models for the anti-mine function. The acquired implements were:

• Loader Bucket Implement
• Excavator Arm Implement
• Blade Implement for Obstacle Removal