Daimler Truck Defence has announced that it has been chosen to supply the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with a contract for 61 of its Mercedes-Benz Unimogs as part of a ‘Kiwi’ fleet renewal program.
The all wheel drive, almost go anywhere trucks are part of an investment by the New Zealand Government to modernise its logistics and support fleet for training, transport tasks, disaster relief and emergency operations across the ‘Shaky Isles’ .
Daimler says that the phased delivery of the new Unimogs is scheduled to begin next year.
The chief sales officer, for Daimler Truck Defence, Daniel Zittel, said that the NDZF’s decision to select the MercedesBenz Unimog was a strong vote of confidence in the capability, versatility, and reliability of the Unimog.
“We are proud to support the New Zealand Defence Force in its daily transport, support, and relief operations with a dependable and high-performance mobility solution in the future,” Zittel said
Daimler Defence tells us that the NZDF is again relying on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog with this order and that the Unimogs are intended for day-to-day training operations and for transporting personnel and equipment between and within New Zealand military sites and they will also be used for search and rescue operations as well as for domestic humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
