The Sisu A2045 HMTV (High Mobility Terrain Vehicle) is a Finnish standard medium tactical truck, intended to replace older SISU A45 "Proto" light trucks in the

Finnish Defence Forces The Finnish Defence Forces ( fi, Puolustusvoimat, sv, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime the Finnish Border Guard (which i ...

. In spoken language Sisu A2045 is called the ''MAN-Sisu'' referring to the engine, axles and other elementary parts delivered by the German lorry manufacturer

MAN Nutzfahrzeuge MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, ) is a subsidiary of Traton, and one of the leading international providers of commercial vehicles. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus produces vans in the range from 3.0 to 5.5 t ...

, officially MAN SE, former MAN AG. For the personal transportation on the installed seats, twelve persons can travel outside the driver's cabin. The lorry is classified by its weight as a middle off-road logistic vehicle. The trucks are used for general logistics and conscript training, as well as for towing artillery pieces, anti-aircraft weapons and command modules. Sisu A2045 is the successor of

Sisu A-45 Sisu A-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1970–1982. The two-axle, all-wheel-drive vehicle with payload of 4 150 kg was a further development of Sisu KB-45, that was ...

Sisu AH-45 Sisu A-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1970–1982. The two-axle, all-wheel-drive vehicle with payload of 4 150 kg was a further development of Sisu KB-45, that was ...

and

Sisu KB-45 Sisu KB-45 is a light off-road lorry made by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus (SAT) in 1965–1970. The two-axle, all-wheel-drive vehicle with payload of 4 000 kg was developed after an assignment of the Finnish ...

. The A2045 was introduced at the Security and Defence 2008 exhibition in Lahti, Finland.

Operators

: The Finnish Defence Forces has ordered 232 4×4 vehicles for delivery 2009-2010. It has also an option for an additional 240 vehicles to be bought after 2010.

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Sisu A2045 gallery at Sisua.netDescription of Sisu A2045 at Finnish Defence Forces website
A2045 Military trucks of Finland Post–Cold War military vehicles of Finland Military vehicles introduced in the 2000s Vehicles introduced in 2008