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17 Nov 17. RENAULT TRUCKS Defense offers a new line of vehicles to internal security forces .
While its Sherpa Assault Ladder and Dagger vehicles are already respectively in service in the GIGN and the RAID, the RENAULT TRUCKS Defense Group will be presenting a new line of ACMAT light tactical vehicles (ALTV) and a remote “connected glasses” support solution at MILIPOL 2017.
The ALTV line is a multi-mission line designed for Defence, as a liaison vehicle, and for Security, as a surveillance, and counter-terrorism platform. In its Station Wagon version, selected by the French Army to replace the P4, it is a spacious and robust all-terrain vehicle. Its modularity allows for multiple types of equipment, such as weapons and radio supports, to be installed on it.
Its Pickup version is characterised by high mobility thanks to its engine power of up to 200 hp. Available in single or double cab, it features a reinforced platform which has been developed for military use and many types of missions.
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense will also be presenting a “connected glasses” solution allowing remote operations between the wearer and a technical expert. The wearer of this device transmits an image in real-time and receives instructions concerning diagnosis and repair work to be carried out.
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense thus meets the need for real-time diagnostic support to contribute to the optimum operational availability of a fleet.
Indoor stand 6R 140 (Hall 6).
17 Nov 17. Patria delivers a new version of AMVXP vehicle to Slovakia as a part of a joint Slovak-Finnish 8×8 vehicle development programme. The Slovak and Finnish Ministries of Defence have agreed on a joint 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) development programme, and Patria has been selected to deliver a new prototype version of AMVXP 8×8 vehicle as part of the programme. The selected industrial partners are Konstrukta Defence a.s. (prime contractor), Patria Land Systems Oy (vehicle) and EVPU a.s. (weapon system) by the Ministries of Defence of both countries.The IFV development program includes a testing phase in Slovakia, and after the Slovakian test period the vehicle will be tested in Finland during this winter. Based on the results of this development program and successful tests, Slovakia plans to procure up to 81 IFVs as part of their military modernisation programme to be delivered in 2018-2024. Patria AMVXP 8×8 vehicle includes NATO and EU proven solutions which fulfill customer’s requirements. “During this program, we will develop together with EVPU a new version of an amphibious AMVXP integrated with Turra weapon system fulfilling requirements of both Slovakian and Finnish Defence Forces. We have had continuous production in our manufacturing network since 2003, which creates capability to short lead time deliveries. We have also a solid and strong experience of technology transfer programs and localization of manufacturing of vehicles, which creates work and business opportunities in Slovakia, when the serial delivery program will take place”, confirms Mika Kari, President of Land business unit in Patria.
16 Nov 17. CAAR demonstrates autonomous resupply. A UK-US team has conducted a trial of unmanned resupply technologies and concepts. Through the Coalition Assured Autonomous Resupply (CAAR) demonstration, the United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), and the US Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) examined the use of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) – in the form of modified manned platforms – and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in logistics roles. The event was conducted at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
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