 Wysłany: Czw 19:00, 14 Lis 2013 Temat postu: -- Textron Marine & Land Systems |
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| Army looks at new vehicle protection system
NEW ORLEANS, July 3 () -- Textron Marine & Land Systems, working with Granite Tactical Vehicles, is to produce protection enhancements for U.S. Army HMMWV vehicles."Our TM&LS/Granite MECV-S solution would replace the current HMMWV crew compartment in a one-for-one exchange," said TM&LS Senior Vice President and General Manager Tom Walmsley. "It offers vehicle occupants an armored monocoque V-hull protective capsule and restores the vehicle's tactical mobility with proven components."MECV-S stands for Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle Survivability system. The lightweight system has a lower center of gravity than that of an up-armored HMMWV and is resistant to small arms fire, blasts and the secondary effects of blasts such, as fire, crushing,[url=http://www.arch-eyes.com/]Christian Louboutin Discount[/url], rollover and collision. Part of the system is incorporation of angles and a V-shaped blast deflection under-body plate.Under the contract, TM&LS and Granite will install the system on two vehicles supplied by the military for testing this summer.The contract from the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command is worth $3.29 million. The potential follow-on work would be for as many as 5,750 vehicles. |
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