Flyer Defense, an assault rifle manufacturer from Los Angeles, United States, recently introduced the Flyer 72 Heavy Duty (F72-HD), a 4×4 light assault vehicle designed for special forces units.
Although lined up as a light combatant, the Flyer 72 is equipped with a gun turret from Kongsberg for remote operation of a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and an FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile launcher. Not just made, the Flyer 72 has in fact been ordered by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as the vehicle of choice for the Ground Mobility 1.1 (GMV 1.1) program.
The width of the vehicle is an important concern, knowing that it is needed to be deployed quickly, the Flyer 72, which is a vehicle with a width of 72 inches (1.82 meters) can be transported easily in the cabin of the CH-47 Chinook and C-130 Hercules. For comparison, the P6 ATAV assault rifle used by Kopassus has a width of 2.3 meters.
Quoted from armyrecognition.com (18/5/2022), Flyer 72 is claimed to be a mobile and mature platform, with a payload capacity of more than 2,500 kg and can be configured for several crew sizes (up to nine). The Rantis is capable of taking up arms in less than a minute after exiting the plane's ramp doors and can carry a variety of weaponry.
As a fighter for special forces, the Flyer 72 is equipped with a communications system that can be customized to provide increased operating range and give operators real-time access to critical information.
The Flyer 72 can be equipped with a variety of weapon stations including a ring-mounted or remotely operated gun station with a machine gun up to 12.7mm or a single automatic cannon with a 30mm caliber.
The manufacturer says the Flyer 72 can be equipped with the Kongsberg Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS II) system armed with one 12.7mm machine gun and a Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, or four M72 LAW anti-tank rockets.
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From the specifications, the Flyer 72 has a length of 4.6 meters, a width with additional side cargo boxes, a width of 2.1 meters. The height of this rantis is about 1.8 meters and can be adjusted. The Flyer 72 can be driven up to 152 km per hour. With a speed of 64 km per hour, the Flyer 72 can roam as far as 804 km.
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