The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed and manufactured by the Swiss MOWAG corporation (now the European part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems). Four generations of vehicles have been produced.

It is available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, and 10x10 wheel versions. There are several variants within these versions, giving different degrees of armour protection and several kinds of turrets, for use in a variety of roles.


The vehicles are available as armoured personnel carrier, command vehicle, reconnaissance, fire support, repair and recovery vehicle, ambulance, mortar carrier, observation, load carrier and mortar fire control variants.

The Piranha vehicles are equipped for peace-keeping and peace-enforcing roles with a range of weapons from small-calibre turrets to a 105 mm gun.

Ballistic protection is provided by the application of replaceable quick-mount add-on armour packages. A mine protection kit and an CBRN protection kit (either an overpressure system or a set of collective face masks) are available. Fire and explosion-suppression systems are installed on the vehicles.

Piranhas are used by the Swiss Army. Swiss-built Piranha derivatives have been exported to Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. Piranha derivatives have been manufactured under licence by General Dynamics (Canada), BAE Systems Land Systems (UK), Komatsu (Japan), CARDOEN and FAMAE (Chile), and in the USA.