Navistar 7000 series

The Navistar 7000 series is a line of military heavy lift vehicles based on Navistar International's WorkStar truck chassis, and produced by Navistar Defense. The truck is available in a variety of wheel (4×2, 4×4, 6×4, and 6×6) and engine configurations.^[2]

Navistar 7000 series
A parked 7000-MV 41⁄2 ton cargo truck
Type	Medium truck
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2005–present
Used by	Canadian Army Afghan National Army (historical) Afghan National Police (historical) Iraqi Ministry of Defence Republic of China (Taiwan) Army
Production history
Designer	Navistar
Manufacturer	Navistar Defense
Specifications
Length	31.5 ft (9.6 m)[1]
Width	95.2 in (2.42 m)[1]
Height	10.33 ft (3.15 m)[1]
Crew	3
Engine	International DT 530(varies by configuration and national requirements) 270 to 330 hp
Operational range	400 mi (640 km)-500 mi (800 km)

In 2005, the US Army ordered 2,900 7000-MV Series for the Afghan National Army and Iraqi Ministry of Defense and an additional order of 7,000 was added in 2008.^[2]

The Canadian Army had adopted the Navistar Defence LLC Medium Logistics truck. The vehicle fulfills the MSVS MilCOTS (Militarized Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) requirement. As of mid-July 2015, the MSVS SMP (Standard Military Pattern) vehicle had been chosen.^[3] Starting in June 2010, 1,300 Navistar units replaced part of the MLVW fleet.^[4] The civilian designation of the 7000-MV is Navistar 7400 SFA 6×6 and International WorkStar.

In July 2012, the order for 1500 MSVS SMP trucks was cancelled and re-evaluated.^[5] In July 2015, Canada awarded the SMP contract to Mack Trucks instead.^[6] Mack began delivery of Kerax-series trucks in 2017 and completed delivery by the end of 2018.^[7]

Operators

Map with Navistar 7000 series operators in blue

Taiwanese marines parading on a ROCMC Navistar 7400 in 2007.

•  Afghanistan Taken over after the fall of Kabul in 2021 and used today
  • Afghan National Army
  • Afghan National Police
•  Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian Air Force — 1+ Navistar 7000-MV in service in fuel tanker configuration at Graf Ignatievo Air Base.^[8][9]
•  Canada
  • Canadian Army Reserve — 1,300 Navistar 7400 SFA in service.^[10][11]
•  Colombia
  • Colombian Marine Corps — 47+ Navistar 7000-MV in service.^[12]
  • Colombian Navy — 8 donated by the US in November 2017.^[13]
•  Iran
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Army^[14]

•  Iraq
  • Iraqi Armed Forces — 115 Navistar 7000-MV on order in addition to unknown number in service,^{[15][16][17][18]} some were captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
•  Jordan
  • Jordanian Armed Forces^[19]
•  Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyz Armed Forces^[20]
•  Taiwan
  • Republic of China Army, of local manufacture, built under license in Taiwan by Sanyang Motor Company^[21]
  • Republic of China Marine Corps^[21]
•  Peru
  • Peruvian Army

Failed Bids

•  Egypt

References

1. "7000-MV-GTT - Military Vehicles - Defense Contractors". Navistardefense.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
2. "Navistar International 7000 series". Military-Today.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Mack Defence Awarded $725 Million CAD Contract to Supply more than 1500 Trucks to the Canadian Armed Forces" (PDF). Mac Defence LLC. July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
4. "MacKay announces 1,300 new military trucks". Winnipeg Sun. January 9, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
5. "Military truck purchase cancelled due to cost concerns - Canada - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
6. "Oshkosh wins challenge on Canadian Forces trucks – government required to revisit evaluation - Ottawa Citizen". Ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
7. Mack Defense Awarded 20 Million CAD Contract cdn.com ^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Navistar 7000-MV". www.foto.bg. Archived from the original (JPG) on July 6, 2011.
9. "Navistar Defense 7000-MV Tanker". Navistar Defense. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
10. "Medium Support Vehicle System Project". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
11. "Government of Canada Provides Forces with Modern Trucks while Benefitting Economy". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Quebec: Government of Canada. January 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
12. "Colombia; Marines receive Navistar 7000MV trucks". Dmilt.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
13. Sanchez, Alejandro (November 20, 2017). "US donates transport vehicles to Colombian Navy". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
14. "رژه خودرویی نیروهای مسلح به مناسبت روز ارتش در سنندج برگزار شد". www.irna.ir (in Persian). Retrieved April 19, 2023.
15. Wasserbly, Daniel (June 15, 2017). "Navistar to supply Iraqi security forces with 115 medium trucks". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
16. "Navistar Defense Awarded $18.8 Million To Provide Medium Tactical Vehicles for Iraq". Crossroads Today. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
17. Carlson, Stephen (June 15, 2017). "Navistar awarded $18.8 million contract for Iraqi MTVs". United Press International. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
18. "US Army selects Navistar to deliver 7000-MV medium tactical vehicles to Iraq". Army Technology. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
19. "Contracts for October 14, 2014".
20. "Во время беспорядков в Бишкеке митингующие избили водителя и угнали грузовик". October 12, 2020.
21. OuinetAdmin (April 14, 2005). "Taiwan in $400M Army Truck Order (Apr. 15)". Defense aerospace. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

External links

• Navistar Defense