Tag: Mine-protection
TATA Introduces the Kestrel – an 8×8 Amphibious Armored Fighting Vehicle
As part of TATA’S strategy to enhance the scope of its defense business Tata Motors HAS showcased the ‘Kestrel’, an 8x8 wheeled armored amphibious...
Armor Technology 2014
Armor Technology 2014 forum provides armor professionals an insight into the latest trends in combat survivability and force protection.
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Alcoa to Forge an Single Piece Aluminum Hull for a Tracked...
Aluminum manufacturer and processing company Alcoa has teamed with the US Army Advanced Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop a hull for a Ground Combat...
IAI Develops an Advanced Counter-Mine & IED UGV
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Ramta's Division is developing an unmanned ground penetrating radar sensor designed to detect deep buried and surface-laid mines and Improvised...
Minhunter and Gizmo Help Warfighters Finding IEDs with Mine Detectors
US forces and Afghan National Army are employing VMR-2 'Minehound' and VMC-1 'Gizmo' as IED detectors with regular combat units, following successful deployment of the new systems with combat engineers and dedicated explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams
Dual-Occupant Husky Debut at Eurosatory 2012
NIITEK, Inc., a subsidiary of the Chemring Group PLC has teamed with Critical Solutions International (CSI) to display a dual-occupant Husky 2G Mounted Detection System (HMDS)...
Rheinmetall Displays RPG-Protected Cabin for the HX2 High Mobility Truck
Above:Rheinmetall-HX2 showing the cabin RPG protection by flexible net and slat armor. A more advanced active defense system is also suggested for this application....
Armored Trucks and MPVs at Eurosatory 2012
Mine protected vehicles and armored trucks were always one of the hallmarks at Eurosatory. This year Rheinmetall Defense is showcasing an advanced version of the...
Where are the MRAP Going?
With missions in Iraq completed and Afghanistan drawing down, the Army hasn’t decided what to do with these monsters, available in many variants, from the massive Cougar to the all-terrain vehicle M-ATV, some are torn out by years of harsh service, others brand new, as they haven’t travelled a mile yet.
US Army Allocates Half a Billion to Support Mobile Countermine Radar
The US Army awarded NIITEK, Inc. a sole source contract for the supply of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS). This...
Norway to Spend US$1.74 Billion on Armored Vehicle Modernization
Part of a comprehensive four-year defense modernization bill, Norway plans to invest US$1.74 in CV90 armored vehicles modernization, to include added mine protection, improved C4ISR integration, rubber band tracks and Remote Weapon Stations for self defense.
GDLS to Deliver Double-V-Hull Strykers to Equip Two Brigades
General Dynamics was awarded $367 million to deliver 177 Stryker combat vehicles equipped with double-V hulls (DVHs). Combined with previous orders for DHVs, this production order will provide the U.S. Army with vehicles to equip two Stryker brigade combat teams by July 2013. GDLS delivered the first vehicle Stryker DVH in May 2011, following 14 months of development.
Universal Advanced Systems and Creation Unveil a new Blast Protecting Seat...
Creation is displaying the ‘LifeSeat One’ blast protecting seats at DSEi 2011. The new seats isolate the passenger from extreme body shock and skeletal injury potential resulting from IED and mine blasts. According to the developer, the latest iteration of the seat shown at DSEi, installed in the two-axle Zephyr MRV have performed exceptionally well in trials.
Oshkosh Provides Underbody Protection for HEMTT A4
Oshkosh Defense was awarded the first U.S. Army order for 400 underbody armor protection kits for the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4 vehicles, along with a delivery contract for additional (15) Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) wreckers, supporting troops operating in Afghanistan. The total value of these orders is about $38 million.