Uro is a Galician (Spain) brand of all-wheel-drive and military trucks, based in Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

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The Uro parent company, Urovesa, was started in 1981 by a group of ex-IPV

IPV

IPV is a Spanish brand of all-wheel-drive trucks, based in Pontenova, province of Lugo, Spain.IPV parent company, Mafsa, started in 1965 as a joint-venture of three local automotive workshops which had been during years re-conditioning ex-Spanish Civil War light 4x4 trucks, mostly of Italian OM...

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They quickly established themselves as a leading player in the 4x4 rural fire-fighting and construction Spanish truck markets.

From 1984 on, they became certified provider of the Spanish Army

Spanish Army

The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...

, which currently operates more of a thousand of Uro vehicles, including the well-known URO VAMTAC

URO VAMTAC

The URO VAMTAC is a Spanish four-wheel drive military vehicle manufactured by the UROVESA. It is similar in appearance and design to the HMMWV of the United States military. More than 2,000 of the vehicles have been delivered to the Spanish Armed Forces. Several other countries operate the VAMTAC...

(Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico / High Mobility Tactical Vehicle), equipped with a 190hp Steyr

Steyr Motors GmbH

Steyr Motors is an Austrian manufacturer of Diesel-engines based in Steyr, Upper-Austria.-History:Steyr Motors has its origin in the Diesel-engine division of the earlier Steyr-Daimler-Puch group. Since 2001 it became an independent company trough internal Management Buyout.In 2008 Steyr Motors...

 diesel engine, while most of the other Uro ranges feature Iveco

Iveco

Iveco, an acronym for Industrial Vehicle Corporation, originally an alliance of European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat , Unic and Magirus. Iveco is now an Italian truck, bus, and diesel engine manufacturer, based in Turin...

 engines.

The Spanish Army Uro VAMTACs have been instrumental in the performance of Spanish forces in international interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq

Coalition Provisional Authority

The Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...

 and Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

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The Royal Moroccan Army

Royal Moroccan Army

The Royal Armed Forces is the terrestrial arm of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is a part of one of the oldest monarchies in history. The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Moroccan royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ‘Alī of...

 (FAR) has ordered 1200 VAMTACs as well as 800 Iveco trucks. The deal is worth 200 million euros.

Since 1991, an Urovesa subsidiary, Uromac, produces in Castropol

Castropol

-Parishes:It has nine parishes :* Balmonte* Barres* Castropol* Figueras* Moldes* Piñera* Presno* Seares* Tol...

 (Spain) small dumpers and off-road forklifts, also used by the Spanish Army.