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Belgian army unveils upgrade of Piranha 3C 8x8 armored personnel carrier with slat armour 11907155

Military Defense Technology - Belgian Piranha 3C with slat armor
 
Belgian army unveils upgrade of Piranha 3C 8x8 armored personnel carrier with slat armour.
Friday, July 17, 2015, during the first rehearsal of military parade for the National Day of July 21, 2015, Belgian army has unveiled a new upgraded version of the Piranha 3C 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier fitted with a slat armour or also known as bar armor, cage armor or wire cage.
     
Friday, July 17, 2015, during the first rehearsal of military parade for the National Day of July 21, 2015, Belgian army has unveiled a new upgraded version of the Piranha 3C fitted with a slat armour or also known as bar armor, cage armor or wire cage. The new Belgian army upgrade of Piranha 3C 8x8 armoured personnel carrier with slat armour at rehearsal of July 17, 2015, for the military parade of National Day which will take July 21, 2015 in the center of the capital Brussels.
     

This type of armour is designed to protected combat vehicles against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks. It takes the form of a rigid slatted metal grid fitted around key sections of the vehicle, which disrupts the shaped charge of the warhead by either crushing it, preventing optimal detonation from occurring, or by damaging the fuzing mechanism, preventing detonation outright.

Several Defense Companies all over the world have developed this type of armour to response the new threats especially the during the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In Iraq, Slat armor proved quite successful in defeating attacks of High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) of Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPGs).

Slat armor was deployed with United States Army Stryker AFVs operating in Iraq. The British Army deployed similar protection to increase the armor of the Warrior armoured infantry fighting vehicle. Similar modifications were performed on Australian LAV Light Armored Vehicles.

Currently the VBCI uses in Afghanistan by the French army are equipped with flexible slat armor RPG-net developed and manufactured by the company Qinetiq.

The slat armour mounted on the Belgian Piranha 3C protects each side of the vehicle, including also the front and the rear of the vehicle.
     
Friday, July 17, 2015, during the first rehearsal of military parade for the National Day of July 21, 2015, Belgian army has unveiled a new upgraded version of the Piranha 3C fitted with a slat armour or also known as bar armor, cage armor or wire cage.
     

Like the other armies in the world, Belgian army finds new solutions to upgrade it fleet of armoured vehicle with the goal to increase protection against the news threats of modern battlefield. According our first information, this upgrade was performed by the Arsenal of Rocourt jointly with a foreign defence Company.

The Arsenal of Rocourt is a department of the Belgian army who is in charge t develops, test and execute modifications and upgrades military including trucks, armoured vehicles and also aircraft.

The Piranha 3C was selected in 2006 by the Belgian army to replace its 132 Leopard 1A5BE main battle tanks, as well as its AIFV and M113 armored personnel carriers, with wheeled APCs. The contract was valued at up to EUR 800 million (about $1 billion) for 242 vehicles, in 7 separate versions that would include troop transport, combat engineer, commando, ambulance and logistic support missions.
     
Friday, July 17, 2015, during the first rehearsal of military parade for the National Day of July 21, 2015, Belgian army has unveiled a new upgraded version of the Piranha 3C fitted with a slat armour or also known as bar armor, cage armor or wire cage.
 

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