19K views · 687 reactions | The ASCOD 42 from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) remain in the tender for Czech Army tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicles. GDELS is also behind the Pandur II wheeled IFVs used in the Czech Army for a decade. The first being chosen by the Czech Army, and it could, according to preliminary agreements, be produced by the Czech Excalibur Army company. militaryleak.com | Military Leak | Facebook

The ASCOD (Austrian-Spanish Cooperative Development) family of fighting vehicles is marketed by ASCOD AIE with headquarters based in Madrid, Spain. ASCOD is a jointly owned company set up by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG of Vienna, Austria and General Dynamics, Santa Barbara Sistemas (GDSBS) of Madrid, Spain. In November 2003, General Dynamics took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch; both companies now form General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), along with MOWAG of Switzerland. The ASCOD vehicle was chose