ACMAT Bastion
ACMAT Bastion | |
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![]() MINUSMA Bastion APC in Northern Mali, 2015 | |
Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 2012–present |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | ACMAT |
Manufacturer | ACMAT MACK Defense[1] |
Variants |
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Specifications | |
Mass | 12 tonnes[2] |
Length | 6 m (19 ft 8 in)[2] |
Width | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)[2] |
Height | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)[2] |
Crew | 2 |
Passengers | 8–10 |
Armour | STANAG 4569 level 1 to level 3[2] |
Main armament | 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm ring or remote control turret[3] |
Engine | 180 hp (130 kW) |
Suspension | wheeled |
Operational range | 1,400 km (870 mi)[4] |
Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph)[2] |
The ACMAT Bastion is a modern French armoured personnel carrier, manufactured by ACMAT.
The Bastion is also available to customers in North America and Oceania via Mack Defense.[5][6]
Design[]
Its chassis is based on the .[2] In 2018, Arquus, owner of ACMAT, signed a contract with AM General to propose the Bastion as an armored ambulance for the U.S. Army.[4]
Bastion PATSAS[]
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The Bastion PATSAS (PATrouille SAS) is a variant designed for special forces.[4] It is lighter (10 tonnes) and carries 5 equipped soldiers. It is armed with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun and can carry 3 additional medium machine guns.[7]
Fortress[]
The Fortress, formerly Bastion HM (High Mobility), is an up-armored Bastion, with a more powerful motor (340 hp) and an independent suspension to improve its mobility.[8] It does exist in two versions, APC and armored logistic vehicle.[9]
Service history[]
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West Africa[]
The Chadian détachement d'action rapide (rapid action detachment) used Bastion Patsas during the 2013 intervention in Mali.[10] The Chadian Army also fielded Bastions during the 2015 intervention against Boko Haram in Far North Cameroon and Nigeria.[11] The Cameroonian Bastion APCs, nicknamed as Cyclones, have been deployed in Northern Cameroon with the Battalion d'intervention rapide elite force.[12] Burkina Faso deployed its Bastions in peacekeeping operations in Northern Mali, under the MINUSMA banner.[13] They have also been used in internal security missions, Bastion Patsas being for instance fielded by the regiment de sécurité présidentielle before its disbandment in 2015.[14] One Bastion was destroyed by Ansar ul Islam in the 2016 Nassoumbou attack.[15] In Mali, the 134th Escadron de Reconnaissance (Recce Squadron) was trained to operate the Bastion APC by the EUTM Mali.[16]
East Africa[]
In 2015, the United States Department of Defense bought 62 Bastion APC variants commercialised by Mack Trucks to supply various African forces, some of them, such as Uganda, being involved in AMISOM.[4]
Arabian Peninsula[]
Some of the Saudi Arabian Bastion Patsas were reportedly used in the intervention in Yemen.[17]
Operators[]
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Burkina Faso – 10 Bastions received in 2012.[18] At least 8 Bastion Patsas and some Bastion APCs in service.[19] More than 100 in service according to Jane's.[13]
Cameroon – 23 Bastion APCs received in 2015–2016, supplied via U.S. DoD.[18] 15 Bastions received in late 2017.[12]
Congo-Brazzaville - Two Bastions acquired for the National Police.[20]
Chad – 22 Bastion Patsas received in 2013.[7]
Ethiopia – 12 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD.[18][21] In 2018, an industry source explained to Jane's that none has been actually supplied.[12]
Gabon – 5 Bastion APCs.[22]
Ivory Coast – at least 9 Bastions in 2018.[23]
Kenya – 12 Bastion APCs received in 2018, supplied via U.S. DoD.[24]
Kosovo - 3 Bastion APCs has been seen used by Kosovo Police, provided by AM General.[25]
Mali – 5 Bastion APCs received in 2016 for the Malian military.[18][20]
Saudi Arabia – 71 Bastion Patsas received in 2016.[18]
Senegal – 36 Bastion APCs and 2 Patsas,[26] 7 were bought in December 2017 by the Senegalese Gendarmerie for riot control.[27] An additional 29 were procured in 2019 for the Army with financial aid from Saudi Arabia.[28]
Somalia – 13 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD.[18][21] In 2018, an industry source explained to Jane's that none have actually been supplied.[12]
Sweden – some Bastion HMs supplied from 2016, used by the Särskilda operationsgruppen.[29]
Tanzania - several dozens of Bastion APCS leased from the UN for peacekeeping missions.[20]
Togo – 30 Bastion Patsas received in 2014 for the Togolese military.[20][18][30]
Tunisia – 4 Bastion APCs received in 2016, supplied via U.S. DoD.[18][21]
Uganda – 19 Bastion APCs received in 2017, supplied via U.S. DoD.[18][21] A total of 31 have been reportedly supplied.[12]
Evaluation only[]
France – Bastion PATSAS evaluated by the French special forces.[31]
References[]
- ^ As of October 2017, using the Wayback machine on the official MACK Defense website indicates that it no longer shows the Bastion family.[better source needed]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lagneau, Laurent (8 October 2018). "Le groupe français ARQUUS s'allie avec AM General pour tenter d'imposer son blindé Bastion aux États-Unis". Zone Militaire (in French). Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "MACK Bastion.PDF" (PDF).
- ^ https://sotatalousseura-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/a6669c15439b7a5fc3ddc07326e47b1c/1571276489/application/pdf/177947/Volvo Trucks presentation Sotataloudellinen seura 25112013.pdf
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lagneau, Laurent (19 February 2013). "Les forces armées tchadiennes ont reçu leurs premiers véhicules blindés Bastion Patsas". Zone Militaire (in French). Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "RTD élargit sa gamme Bastion". forcesoperations.com (in French). 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Fortress". arquus-defense.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Husson, Jean-Pierre (September 2013). "Les FATIM au combat : Premier engagement réussi pour le Bastion Patsas". Raid (in French). No. 328. pp. 70–71.
- ^ Finucci, Francesco (14 September 2015). "It starts here – from DSEI to Chad". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e de Cherisey, Erwan (6 June 2018). "Cameroon's Bastion APCs now in action" (PDF). Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Burkina Faso: le désarmement du RSP avance au compte-goutte". Radio France Internationale (in French). 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Nsaibia, Héni; Weiss, Caleb (March 2018). "Ansaroul Islam and the Growing Terrorist Insurgency in Burkina Faso". CTC Sentinel. 11 (3): 21–26. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "Mali: training in the use of the armored vehicle "Bastion"". difesaonline.it. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme; Observatoire des armements; Ligue des Droits de l’Homme; Sisters Arab for Human Rights (April 2018). Ventes d'armes françaises : "indices de présence" au Yémen et nécessaire refonte des mécanismes de contrôle des exportations (PDF) (Report) (in French). p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). "Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). The Military Balance 2016. The Military Balance. 116. Routlegde. p. 432. doi:10.1080/04597222.2016.1127636. ISBN 9781857438352. S2CID 219623172.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Renault Trucks Defense valued at 772 million of euros? (PDF). OIDA Strategic Intelligence Case Study #2. pp. 9–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "United States ordered Acmat Bastion APCs for African partners". defenceweb.co.za. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 446.
- ^ "Cayman customer identified as Ivory Coast". defenceweb.co.za. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ de Cherisey, Erwan (22 November 2018). "Kenya receives Bastion vehicles". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Kosovo Police Special Forces receive Arquus Bastion armored vehicles | Defense News April 2021 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2021 | Archive News year".
- ^ République du Sénégal (23 May 2017). "Rapport annuel sur les exportations et les importations d'armes classiques, conformément à l'article 13(3) du traité sur le commerce des armes: Rapport annuel 2017" (in French). Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Equipements : La gendarmerie sénégalaise acquiert 13 blindés PVP et neuf Bastion". leral.net (in French). 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ de Cherisey, Erwan (11 April 2019). "Senegal military parade reveals new acquisitions". Jane's 360. Paris. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ White, Andrew (15 June 2016). "Eurosatory: Swedish SF vehicles drive in". Shephard Media. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Military Balance 2016, p. 474.
- ^ "First order of ACMAT Bastion Patsas Special Forces protected vehicle for Tchad Presidential Guard". armyrecognition.com. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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