FV105 Sultan vs Hawkei: Specs Compared

FV105 Sultan — licensed reference photograph

AArmoured vehicles

FV105 Sultan

Credit

SGT Brian Gavin · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Hawkei

Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle

Credit

Michał Derela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FV105 SultanLength

4.82 m

Length source ↗

HawkeiLength

5.78 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 1 of 5

Crew+200%

Hawkeilarger figure on 4 of 5

Length+20%
Width+5%
Speed+63%
Range+33%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

4.82m

5.78m

Length+20%

All recorded figures & sources

4.82 m

Length

Single source

4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)^[source]

5.78 m

Length

Single source

5,780 mm (19 ft 0 in)^[source]

2.28m

2.4m

Width+5%

All recorded figures & sources

2.28 m

Width

Single source

2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.396 m

Width

Single source

2,396 mm (7 ft 10 in)^[source]

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2.3m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.3 m

Height

Single source

2,300 mm (7 ft 7 in)^[source]

8.3t

10.4tGVM

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

8,346 kg

Mass

Single source

8,346 kg (8.214 long tons)^[source]

10,400 kg

GVM

Single source

7,000 kg

kerb

Single source

7.0 t (15,432 lb) (kerb), 10.4 t (22,928 lb) (GVM)^[source]

Crew+200%

All recorded figures & sources

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

80km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

130km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+63%

All recorded figures & sources

80 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

80 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

130 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

130km/h (81 mph)^[source]

450kmOperational; Operational range

600kmOperational; Operational range

Range+33%

All recorded figures & sources

450 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

450 km (280 mi)^[source]

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

600 km (373 mi)^[source]

142kWCummins BTA 5.9 diesel

200kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

142 kW

Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel

Single source

Cummins BTA 5.9 diesel 190 hp (142 kW)^[source]

200 kW

Steyr M16 (3.2 l, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine ) (at 4,000 rpm) 610 N⋅m (450 lb⋅ft) (at 2,000 rpm)

Single source

Steyr M16 (3.2 l, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine ) 200 kW (268 hp) (at 4,000 rpm) 610 N⋅m (450 lb⋅ft) (at 2,000 rpm)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

FV105 Sultan and Hawkei configuration
Specification	FV105 Sultan	Hawkei
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Australia^[source]
Main armament	FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]	Manned weapon mount up to 12.7mm HMG or 40mm AGL or EOS R400 RWS up to 12.7mm HMG, 40mm AGL or Javelin ATGM^[source]
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	AxleTech 3000 , fully independent suspension , coil and double wishbone^[source]
Manufacturer	Alvis plc^[source]	Thales Australia^[source]
Type	—	Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle^[source]
Used by	—	Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force^[source]
Designer	—	Thales Australia Boeing Australia Plasan^[source]
Designed	—	2010^[source]
Produced	—	2016—2022^[source]
No. built	—	1,100^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Passengers	—	Up to 4 pax (4-door variant)^[source]
Armor	—	Greater than STANAG 4569 (Level 1). Additional applique armour provided by Plasan composite and V-shaped monocoque hull^[source]
Payload capacity	—	Internally: 3.0 t (6,614 lb) Towing: 4.0 t (8,818 lb) (single axle trailer)^[source]
Transmission	—	ZF 8HP90S (8F / 1R) GHM 2-speed transfer case^[source]
Ground clearance	—	460 mm (1 ft 6 in) (fording without preparation:1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in))^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	200 L (53 U.S. gal)^[source]
Steering system	—	Power-assisted^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Latvia Reported operator · Ukraine	—

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FV105 Sultan

Hawkei

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

Australia^[source]

Main armament

FN MAG on pintle mount^[source]

Manned weapon mount up to 12.7mm HMG or 40mm AGL or EOS R400 RWS up to 12.7mm HMG, 40mm AGL or Javelin ATGM^[source]

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

AxleTech 3000 , fully independent suspension , coil and double wishbone^[source]

Manufacturer

Alvis plc^[source]

Thales Australia^[source]

Type

—

Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle^[source]

Used by

—

Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force^[source]

Designer

—

Thales Australia Boeing Australia Plasan^[source]

Designed

—

2010^[source]

Produced

—

2016—2022^[source]

No. built

—

1,100^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Passengers

—

Up to 4 pax (4-door variant)^[source]

Armor

—

Greater than STANAG 4569 (Level 1). Additional applique armour provided by Plasan composite and V-shaped monocoque hull^[source]

Payload capacity

—

Internally: 3.0 t (6,614 lb) Towing: 4.0 t (8,818 lb) (single axle trailer)^[source]

Transmission

—

ZF 8HP90S (8F / 1R) GHM 2-speed transfer case^[source]

Ground clearance

—

460 mm (1 ft 6 in) (fording without preparation:1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in))^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

200 L (53 U.S. gal)^[source]

Steering system

—

Power-assisted^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Brunei Darussalam
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Latvia
Reported operator · Ukraine

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