EE-11 Urutu

For the species snake referred by Brazilians as Urutu, see Bothrops alternatus.
EE-11 Urutu

EE-11 Urutu
Type Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin Brazil
Production history
Manufacturer Engesa
Specifications
Weight 11,000 kg empty, 14,000 kg combat
Length 6.15 meters
Width 2.65 meters
Height 2.125 meters
Crew 1+12
Armor 6-12 mm 2 layer steel plating
Engine Detroit Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder water-cooled diesel
260 hp
Suspension 6x6 Engesa Double Axle Boomerand Drive
Operational
range
 850 km
Speed 105 km/h

The EE-11 Urutu is a combat proven 6x6 armored personnel carrier developed by Engesa of Brazil. It shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel armoured fighting vehicle. The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear drive. The Brazilian Marine Corps use a modified amphibious variant with propellers and a more powerful engine.

EE-11 Urutu has seen combat in Iraq and Libya.

It was used by the Brazilian Army in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

Urutu production stopped in 1987; since then, all units still in use by the Brazilian Army have been modernized and upgraded by the Army's São Paulo War Arsenal branch as a stopgap until the arrival of the newly designed VBTP-MR in 2012.

Upgrade

The new engine used in the upgrade of Urutu generates 230 hp, an improvement over the 158 hp of the old version.

The EE-11 is used to transport troops, on land as well over bodies of water, due to its amphibious capability. These qualities justified their acquisitions and were largely accepted by the armed forces of several Latin American countries.

Because of these proven qualities, the Brazilian Army has chosen to take 226 Urutus and more than 600 Cascavels out of storage. With the older engines being quite outdated, some with manual gearbox while others are with automatic transmission, a gap in the technology exists and so has led to a major overhaul being made. The upgraded military vehicles will operate for at least another 15 years.

Combat history

Variants

Brazilian Army´s Urutu painted in UN color markings for the MINUSTAH operations in Haiti.
Brazilian Army EE-9 Cascavel and EE-11 Urutu modernized and upgraded.

Operators

Map of EE-11 operators in blue with former operators in red

Current operators

Former operators

References

  1. ↑ "Urutu e Cascavel ganharão vida nova | Forças Terrestres - ForTe - Estratégia, Tecnologia Militar e Segurança" (in Portuguese). ForTe. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. ↑ Army of Colombia has selected the LAV III 8x8 armoured vehicle for its mechanized infantry units - Armyrecognition.com, December 29, 2012
  3. ↑ dialogo-americas.com. "Suriname Intensifies Military, Security Cooperation With Neighboring Brazil | Dialogo forum Breaking News From South America the Caribbean". Dialogo-americas.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.

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