Crew protection includes pressure NBC, automatic fire extinguisher systems, heater and air conditioning. He is given a lifting hatch with three periscopes (and swapping central light intensifier one for night driving), and there is a large central rotatable cupola on the roof for the commander, with five vision blocks. The engine is at the front, right while the drivet was located at the left with the tranmission. Access is granted by the side and rear doors, each being given a pistol port. Schedule for the first batch was mid-2003.ĭepending on the version the vehicle wieghts between 7 and 8 tons, with a similar (just lenghtened) hull made of a monocoque bended steel plates joined together, sloped on the upper and lower side, but with a central flat section, and protected against small arms fire and shrapnells. The Italian Army ordered 580 Puma vehicles, 250 6圆 and 330 4x4. However the development process took almost ten years before the certfication was obtained in 1999. The first prototypes were completed in 1988 and production of five test pre-production vehicles in 1990. The two vehicles shared a common hull and components but their capacity changed, such as the 6圆 carried six infantrymen, plus the driver and could double as APC while the 4x4 only carried four and is suitable only as a scout. FIAT on the other hand was contracted for the design and final assembly of the hull as well as Oto Melara for the military equipments and systems. It was chosen for the engine, a 4-cylinder turbo-charged diesel which developed 160 hp (118 kW). It is the parent of a former French-Italian-German entity now the CNH Industrial group and has a presence worldwide (160 countries).
Iveco (Turin) is Italy's main supplier of powerplants since 1975 and especially a truck, heavy duty, and specialized vehicles manufacturer. Production by Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara. Such was the Fiat-Iveco Puma, a family of 4x4, 6圆 vehicles designed to complement the new Centauro wheeled tank as Italian Army's Cavalry Regiments and some Infantry regiments as well for reconnaissance.
The term has no relevance today whatsoever, as modern AFVs are conceived from the bottom up as military vehicles and broke all links with the civilian market but some mechanical parts, notably of the engine, saving costs.
The AFV category covers both tracked and wheeled vehicles, and for the latter it all but replaced the old-fashioned "armored car". The Italian Puma (to not mismatch with the German IFV) is in effect the lightest in the series of wheeled armored fighting vehicles (AFV) of the Italian Army. Puma AFV Italy (1999) Armoured Fighting Vehicle - about 580 built Never say again "armored car"
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