Pandur II

Pandur 8X8 APC
Pandur II 8x8 of the Czech Army
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	Austria
Service history
In service	2001–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	See Variants
Production history
Manufacturer	Steyr-Daimler-Puch and Czechoslovak Group (licensed production for Central and Eastern Europe + Asia)
Produced	2001–present
Specifications
Mass	14,500 kg (32,000 lb)
Length	7,350 mm (289 in)
Width	2,670 mm (105 in)
Height	2,080 mm (82 in)
Crew	2 + 12 (APC version)
Main armament	30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II gun or 105 mm Cockerill high-pressure gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun or 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun or Spike LR anti-tank guided missile or TOW anti-tank guided missile
Engine	6-cylinder in-line liquid-cooled turbo-charged intercooled diesel 335 kW (449 hp)
Payload capacity	8,500 kg
Operational range	Approx. 700 km
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (road) ≤11 km/h (6.8 mph) (water)

The Pandur II is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge. Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge is part of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), which is also the parent company of MOWAG of Switzerland and Santa Bárbara Sistemas of Spain.