The SX is a family of high-mobility off-road tactical trucks manufactured by

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GmbH (RMMV). Production of the type had ended by early 2019. The SX range had its design origins in the MAN KAT1 range of trucks, and for brief periods was marketed as the SX90 or S2000 range of trucks. MAN (now RMMV) claimed it was the most mobile and reliable truck on earth. For clarity, RMMV is a 49%/51% joint venture established in January 2010 between MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG (now

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) and

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. There were

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6×6 Six-wheel drive (6WD or 6×6) is an all-wheel drive drivetrain configuration of three axles with at least two wheels on each axle capable of being driven simultaneously by the vehicle's engine. Unlike four-wheel drive drivetrains, the configura ...

, and

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variants, although during later production runs only 6×6 and 8×8 variants were produced. All SX trucks are air-transportable by

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in cargo configuration, with limited preparation in some instances. A 10×10 demonstrator was also built, with a 1000 hp engine, but this did not enter production. The SX range shared a number of technologies (most visibly, the modular military-specific cab) with the HX, and also the earlier FX, LX and MX families. The UK MoD ordered large numbers of SX and MAN HX trucks to replace fleets of Foden, Bedford, and

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. 7285 had been ordered by April 2010. A 8x8 heavy recovery version has also been built; the UK MoD ordering 288. An airport firefighting version was also made; firefighting equipment is supplied by Ziegler and Rosenbauer.

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Norwegian Army SX

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