4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2010
NAMED MODELSwitzerland

Piranha V.

The fifth generation, 25–30 tonnes: 309 for Denmark, 227 or more for Romania and 348 or more ordered by Spain.

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Sources & evidence
Piranha V — Danish Mowag Piranha VForsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEPiranha (1972–)BUILT BYMowag, KreuzlingenIN SERVICE2010OPERATED INDenmark, Romania, SpainPRODUCTION309 Denmark, 227+ Romania, 348+ Spain on orderLAYOUT8 wheels

The record

The Piranha V is heavier than anything that came before it and is the version most European armies are buying now, in Switzerland, Denmark, Romania and Spain.

Specification

MANUFACTURED2010–
ENGINEDiesel
PRODUCTION RUN309 Denmark, 227+ Romania, 348+ Spain on order
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSwitzerland
OPERATED INDenmark, Romania, Spain
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPiranha
FAMILYPiranha
WHEELS8
BODY STYLEarmoured

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • NATO Olive

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Mowag Piranha ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched