| ACMAT AVTL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Place of origin | France/Japan |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | ACMAT |
| Produced | 2008-2019 |
| No. built | 1000+ (2014) |
| Specifications | |
| Passengers | 101 |
| Engine | 190 hp (140 kW)2 |
| Suspension | wheeled |
Operational range | 870 mi (1,400 km)2 |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)2 |
The ACMAT AVTL is a military truck manufactured by the French company ACMAT, now part of Arquus.
Description
The AVTL (French: Aérotransportable Véhicule Tactique Léger, English: Airtransportable Light Tactical Vehicle) is a derivative of the Nissan Navara.3 It has a payload of 1.41 to 3.5 tonnes, depending on the version.3
The AVTL is marketed under several variants, such as station wagon, single cab, double cab or torpedo (open special force vehicle).1
Users
More than 1000 have been produced and delivered to 20 countries in 2014.2
Benin1
Burkina Faso4
Chad: 205
Congo: 14 for the National Police,6 transport version3
Equatorial Guinea: 48, used by border guards6
Ivory Coast7
Gabon: bought for the contractors of Sovereign Global that trained the Gabonese contingent of the MINUSCA.6
Mali7
Mauritania7
Morocco: armored command-post version3
Niger7
Togo: 44, used by the Togolese Police6
References
References
- Martin, Guy (2 October 2012). "Acmat strengthening African presence". defenceweb.co.za.
- Tomkins, Richard. "Renault manufactures 1,000th Acmat light tactical vehicle". upi.com.
- "Eurosatory 2012 : ACMAT étoffe son offre" (in French). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
- "Burkina Faso: Du matériel roulant et de transmissions pour l'armée burkinabè". AllAfrica.com (in French). 6 October 2011.
- "Quelques détails sur l'armée tchadienne…". forcesoperations.com (in French). 21 January 2013.
- Renault Trucks Defense valued at 772 million of euros? (PDF). OIDA Strategic Intelligence Case Study #2. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15.
- Lagneau, Laurent (13 September 2012). "ACMAT décroche une importante commande de véhicules militaires légers en Côte d'Ivoire". opex360.com (in French).