Irish Army’s mighty IVECO Astra M320 8 x 8

The IVECO Astra W BAD 8 x 8 is an Italian-built, rugged, all-terrain military truck. 21 of the DROPS variant, each fitted with a Multilift heavy duty hydraulically operated load handling system (LHS), are in Irish Army service since January 2001. A single IVECO Astra fitted with an EKALIFT 2500 heavy-duty recovery body is also in service. DROPS (Demountable Rack Offloading and Pickup System) is the standard NATO bulk transport system. The LHS enables the IVECO Astra to load itself in minutes with e
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