Unicob
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| is_vehicle = yes
| name = UniCOB
| image = Unicob Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicle (MRAPV)- Sri Lanka Army.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption =
| type = Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
| origin = {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| crew = 9 (Driver, Gunner, Commander + 6 Passengers)
| length = 5760mm
| width = 2290mm
| height = 3250mm
| weight = 13 t
| armour =
| primary_armament = 12.7 mm W85 machine gun
| secondary_armament =
| engine = 697 NA water-cooled direct injection diesel engine
| engine_power = 130 hp
| unit_cost = LKR 10 000 000 (US$37.950)
| service = 2021 – present
| used_by = {{army|Sri Lanka}}
| designer = Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
| designer_date =
| production_date = 2021 – present
| manufacturer = Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
| variants =
| suspension =
| speed = 72kmph in paved road
| pw_ratio =
| vehicle_range =
}}
UniCOB simply written as Unicob is a Sri Lankan 4x4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAPV) produced by the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.{{cite web |title=Army-manufactured innovative Unicob - MRAPV unveiled |url=https://www.defence.lk/Article/view_article/4341 |website=www.defence.lk |access-date=4 February 2022}}
History
Unicob began manufacturing in 2021 and was first publicly unveiled in February 2022 during Independence Day celebrations.{{Cite web|title=General Shavendra Silva inspecting the state-of-the-art MRAPV|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2022/02/02/local/271636/general-shavendra-silva-inspecting-state-art-mrapv|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Daily News|language=en}}
Initially, it is planned to produce ten units. But a demand for around fifty vehicles is expected.
Design
The Unicob is a 4x4 vehicle with a capacity for 9 including driver, gunner and commander designed to withstand mines and small arms fire. Units are equipped with an all direction surveillance system and field to command real-time communication and monitoring capability as well as a fully air conditioned crew cabin. As it is designed to make use of locally available spare parts, it has much lower production and maintenance costs compared to imported equivalents.
It is armed with a turret for a 12.7mm machine gun.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-31|title=(VIDEO) Army's latest military hardware, the Unicob- MRAPV|url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/01/31/video-armys-latest-military-hardware-the-unicob-mrapv/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst|language=en}} The vehicle is capable of handling disaster relief and MEDEVAC operations.{{cite web |title=යුද හමුදාවෙන් තවත් සුපිරි වැඩක් |url=https://www.ada.lk/technology/%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AF-%E0%B7%84%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%99%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92-%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%90%E0%B6%A9%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A/5-389833 |website=www.ada.lk |access-date=12 February 2022 |language=Sinhala}}
References
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Category:Wheeled armoured personnel carriers
Category:Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
Category:Post–Cold War military equipment of Sri Lanka
Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 2020s
Category:Vehicles of Sri Lanka
Category:Armoured personnel carriers of the post–Cold War period
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