Sisu E13TP is developed for military and
peacekeeping missions in particular. The
Finnish Defence Forces participated at the development work. In order to lower the
operating costs and ensure availability of spares, large amount of the parts are standard components. In March 2004
Lithuania joined an alliance to support
NATO in remote peacekeeping and
humanitarian missions, which it dedicated to a specific unit in the
Armed Forces. Lithuania raised a tender for Level 2 protected armoured lorries at the end of 2005. Eight manufacturers from United States and
Europe took part in the
tender process; the three shortlisted producers were
Iveco,
MAN and Sisu. Eventually, in the same December it was announced Sisu became selected. The deal was followed by further E13TP orders. A 10×10-driven variant E15TP with a more powerful engine was introduced in
Eurosatory 2006 exhibition. == Technical data ==