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Plasan will deliver advanced armoured hull and protection systems for Australian Hawkei 11410151.
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Defence & Security Industry News - Plasan
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Plasan, a leader in the design, development and integration of advanced armored protection systems, for all types of wheeled and tracked vehicles, is proud to have been selected together withThales for the Land 121 Protected Mobile Vehicle – light (PMV-L) Hawkei program.
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 Thales Hawkei 4x4 light protected vehicle at Eursotary 2014, defense exhibition in Paris, France. |
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The Thales and Plasaninnovative design will help ensure troops successfully and safely complete their mission. Thales and Plasan have worked side by side for several years to be able to develop, test and provide the final winning solution.
Plasan will be responsible for delivering the fully protected body kit for the 1,100 Hawkei vehicles to be provided to the Australian Defense Force (ADF), on a contract spread over the next 5 years. Dani Ziv, Plasan CEO stated “We want to congratulate Thales for securing the Hawkei program and we are honored to be part of the winning team and to provide advanced solutions for one of the world’s leading protected military vehicles. Thales – Plasan cooperation for the development, testing and production of the protective solution is an achievement for both companies and we look forward to extendingour cooperation for future programs and contracts. This contract is another major milestone for Plasan, demonstrating our dominance of providing advanced high protection solutions to future vehicles." The Hawkeisolution includes: • Advanced armored Kitted hull designs that are built to optimize survivability against a full range of blast and ballistic threats • Blast protected seats, restraints and stowage to minimize crew impact during adverse events • An integrated system designed to absorb and deflect blast energy • A transparent and opaque armor for high level of kinetic threats including fast stow and removable add-on kits |
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