
義大利國防部啟動價值51.4億歐元的新型主力戰車(NMBT)採購案,將逐步取代服役超過30年的C1「公羊」戰車。新車由義大利李奧納多與德國萊茵金屬合資公司LRMV研發,配備120公厘滑膛砲、自動裝填系統及30公厘遙控砲塔,預計2027年後開始採購,2038年前完成。
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義大利陸軍現役C1「公羊」戰車服役超過30年,正接受C2升級,但亟需新一代主力戰車以應現代戰場需求。
〔記者吳哲宇/綜合報導〕義大利陸軍新一代主力戰車採購正式向前推進。義大利國防部已啟動價值51.4億歐元(約新台幣1855.8億)的採購案,將採購「新型主力戰車」(NMBT)及衍生車型,逐步取代服役超過30年的C1「公羊」戰車。新車將配備120公厘滑膛砲、自動裝填系統及可反制無人機的30公厘遙控砲塔,未來更保留升級130公厘主砲的能力。
軍聞網站「Defence Blog」報導,根據義大利國家反貪腐局(ANAC)資料庫21日公布採購紀錄,國防部陸上武器裝備局正負責涵蓋新型戰車及其衍生車型。不過,公開文件尚未列出供應商、實際採購數量與交付時程。
報導指出,這項名為NMBT的計畫由義大利李奧納多與德國萊茵金屬各持股50%的合資公司「李奧納多萊茵金屬軍用車輛」(LRMV)研發,60%工作將在義大利進行,包括最終組裝、測試、交付及後勤支援。萊茵金屬主要負責車輛平台,李奧納多則負責電子及武器系統。
LRMV今年6月在巴黎「歐洲國際防務展」首度公開NMBT概念驗證車,設計借鑑萊茵金屬KF51「豹」式戰車,但將依義大利陸軍需求獨立發展。驗證車暫時採用「豹2A4」底盤與新型砲塔,量產型則將換裝全新底盤,提升機動與防護性能。
火力方面,NMBT將配備120公厘滑膛砲及自動裝填系統,可容納20發待射砲彈,並預留未來換裝130公厘主砲的選項。砲塔另配備12.7公厘機槍,以及1座30公厘遙控砲塔,可用於攻擊無人機;展示車甚至整合小型滯空攻擊彈藥發射器,進一步擴大戰車偵察及打擊範圍。
新車將接替1990年代中期服役、目前正接受C2升級的C1「公羊」。先前報導指出,義大利需求約132輛NMBT,預計2027年後展開採購,整體計畫在2038年前完成。
除了NMBT,義大利也將以萊茵金屬「山貓」步兵戰車為基礎發展「陸軍裝甲戰鬥系統」(A2CS),規模超過1000輛、涵蓋16種構型,包括防空、偵察及反戰車車型,顯示義大利正同步推動主力戰車與裝甲部隊的大規模世代更新。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
義大利將在2027年後正式啟動NMBT採購
Likely · Within years
NMBT量產型將採用全新底盤而非豹2A4底盤
Likely · Within years

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