Sponsors

Lead Sponsor:

RUAG Land Systems is the business unit for land defence systems within the RUAG Group. Being a leading aerospace and defence company all business units take advantage of the versatile expertises and of the sharing of resources. The division addresses both users and system houses. RUAG offers upgrades and ballistic protection systems for armoured vehicles and mobile command posts. As an experienced integrator the company develops and produces the systems in-house and supplies comprehensive industrial logistics.

BALLISTIC PROTECTION MEASURES FOR ARMOURED VEHICLES
Vehicle survivability is enhanced significantly due to the synchronisation of RUAG’s protective measures and the use of the latest protection technology. Very low weight and a compact design allow fitting wheeled light armoured vehicles as well as MBTs. RUAG teams with OEMs or acts as prime contractor to meet the customer’s requirements. The all-around protection range includes:
•    Side protection against RPG, EFP, KE, CE
•    Mine protection
•    Roof protection against bomblets

www.ruag.com


Associate Sponsors:

3d-Radar manufactures a stepped frequency ground penetrating radar with a unique air coupled antenna array. The antenna attachment is vehicle agnostic and due to the design of the integration, it’s also very easy to mount or dismount the antenna array in field. 

When the GPR is coupled with advanced automated detection software and combined with quick vehicle installation and removal, the solution becomes well suited for counter IED/anti tank mine missions.  This integrated system is currently being used by a large US Defense Department agency downrange!

www.3d-radar.com

DSM Dyneema for Personal & Vehicle Protection

DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

Dyneema® is an ultra-reliable polyethylene fiber that offers maximum strength combined with minimum weight, and is finding an ever-increasing array of uses in the high-performance demanding life protection sector. Dyneema® is available as unidirectional sheet (UD) for use against ballistic threats.

In this sector, key applications for Dyneema® are highly diverse and range from bullet-resistant vests to helmets and anti-ballistic protection for military and police vehicles. All personal and vehicle protection applications using Dyneema® UD benefit from its unique combination of light weight and high protective ability.

Subsequently, Dyneema® UD used in personal protective equipment and clothing provides for increased comfort due to its lower weight, and is therefore comfortable to wear in extreme circumstances and over long periods of time.

Panel armoring with Dyneema® UD for vehicles offers improved design flexibility, as panels can be custom-shaped. Dyneema® UD is a light weight, cost effective alternative to metal armoring to protect occupants from direct fire, landmine and improvised explosive device (IED) threats. The lower weight of solutions based on Dyneema® UD improve the vehicle’s performance and payload.

www.dyneema.com

 

The Jankel Group, a privately owned company founded in 1955, is a key supplier of survivability solutions to worldwide defence organisations, government and non-government organisations and OEMs.

Key military expertise:

• Complete Survivability Solutions

Following a significant number of self-funded Anti-Tank Mine trial programmes and years of developing solutions to mitigate against mine blast and high level ballistic threats, Jankel offer a wealth of experience in terms of design techniques, proven materials and refined blast simulation tools to assess product before practical evaluation.  

 

Programmes include upgrades for the High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) supplied by JCB for the UK MoD TALISMAN project, and replacement armoured cabs for military engineering vehicles.

• BLASTech Seating

Jankel are subject experts in blast attenuation seat technology offering a range of specialist seats for light, medium and heavy vehicles.  With a built-in air-ride suspension system, the E-Series BLASTech range has been developed and proven specifically for installation into engineering equipment.

 

For a full range of products, please refer to our website at www.jankel.com.

FIRE PROTECTION ON ARMORED MILITARY VEHICLES

To save lives is our highest priority. Because of that KIDDE-DEUGRA Brandschutzsysteme GmbH as part of the Kidde Aerospace & Defense group is offering individual solutions for the fire protection on military vehicles, transport engineering and aviation for many years.

As the world’s armed forces face increasing asymmetric threats in urban and out of area missions, experience from past conflicts show that nearly all vehicles destroyed lost their combat capability due to a fire in the crew compartment. The types of threats used have multiplied during recent experiences to include Improvised Explosive Devices, Explosively Formed Penetrators and roadside bombs as well as the threats evolved during the Cold War. 

Kidde, a world leader in fire detection and suppression equipment for military vehicles has developed a three-part modular protection system that increases the survivability rate of both the crew and the vehicle and contributes to the duty of care responsibilities of the armed forces:
•    the fire fighting system (FFS) for the engine and/or APU compartment
•    the fire /explosion suppression system (FSS)for the crew compartment
•    the external fire fighting system (ExFFS) for the wheel bay or track area, the under floor and roof area

Kidde has developed these modular subsystems to address these various fire threats to minimize crew casualties in today’s conflicts. The subsystems can be applied singly or in combination to address the actual threats experienced by specific vehicle operators.

Use of lightweight materials and compact system design has long been a requirement for aircraft systems.  Kidde is applying this experience to the new families of lighter, smaller military vehicles.

www.kidde-deugra.com

KONGSBERG is a multinational, knowledge enterprise that delivers high-technology systems for offshore oil and gas production, the merchant marine, defence and aerospace. Operations generally address the international market, with Europe, USA, the Middle East and Asia as the most important geographical areas. KONGSBERG has more than 5300 employees and operations in 25 countries.

Kongsberg Protech Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of the KONGSBERG Group. The business area’s main product is the highly successful PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Station to protect military personnel in armored vehicles. Weapons and sensors are mounted on the outside, while the operator remotely operates the system from a protected position inside the vehicle.

The KONGSBERG PROTECTOR System with more than 15000 systems sold world wide represents a wide range of quality products mounted on multiple platforms.

As of June 2010, the PROTECTOR has been chosen by 16 nations and KONGSBERG continues to be the worlds leading provider of remote weapon stations. As part of the complete package KONGSBERG also provides a complete training and qualification system for operators and maintenance personnel, and with focus on customer satisfaction, KONGSBERG has established an After Market Support concept to provide world class support to our PROTECTOR customers world wide.

www.kongsberg.com

Nexter is a high-quality designer and supplier of land defence systems for numerous armed forces.
Nexter develops innovative technology to offer both effective solutions to new threats and for keeping the peace. Nexter solutions associate to equipment and systems, an offer of services for their maintenance in operational conditions over the long term.

The group comprises a main company, Nexter Systems (complex weapon systems and armoured units) to which four specialized subsidiaries are attached:
•         Armoured systems for  Nexter Systems,
•         Ammunition for Nexter Munitions,
•         Electronic maintenance in operational conditions for Nexter Electronics
•         Mechanic maintenance in operational conditions for Nexter Mechanics
 
Main products are : Leclerc MBT, VBCI infantry fighting vehicle, highly protected carrier Aravis, Caesar artillery systems, 105 lightweight gun, BMS SITV1, ARX20 remote controled station, 20 & 30 mm medium guns for airborne/land/navy, full range of ammunition for artillery, tank and medium calibers guns, NBC protection products.

www.giat-industries.fr

Through incremental development, NIITEK delivers ever improving sensors, software, and automatic target recognition (ATR) algorithms, integrated to deliver detection systems that are aligned, accurate, and ready for duty. NIITEK innovation begins with the best ultra-wideband ground penetrating radar arrays specifically designed and manufactured for explosive hazards detection. NIITEK has developed sensors that are the world’s best for many critical military situations and humanitarian demining as well. In blind tests at US Army Countermine Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (US Army RDECOM CERDEC NVESD), NIITEK sensors beat the competition by almost two orders of magnitude in detection and false alarm rate comparisons.

www.niitek.com

Plasan armored vehicle solutions specializes in the development and manufacture of add on armor systems for the military and commercial market using composite material technologies.
Plasan SASA provides a vast range of armored systems for military armor
and commercial clients world wide.
 
These include armor kits for APC/IFV, trucks,Patrol & Commercial armor vehicles, airborne armor applications, naval armor Platforms and Body Armor personal protection products, ensuring maximum protection against various kinetic threats as well as high performance mine protection systems.
 
www.plasansasa.com

Whatever the requirement - from standard to extended runflats, with or without Tyre Pressure Monitoring, we supply the most advanced systems and can offer local support throughout the world.

Unique Safety Bands for Ambush get away:

Tyron safety bands where original developed and used by the Royal Ordnance Constabulary (RUC) back in the late 1970’s. In 2002 Tyron re-designed and patented a new Tyron Multiband which is adjustable for height to accommodate the changing designs in wheel wells. The handling performance of the vehicle is improved due to the ‘plug in’ feet which create extra ‘grip’ between the Tyron band and the wheel outperforming all other Safety Band designs. The Multiband is fitted by the MOD, is NATO approved, and now specified by Police and Ambulance services throughout the world to help give control and short runflat capability in the case of tyre failure.

All-terrain extended runflat (ATR) system:

The Tyron ATR is the world’s first bulletproof two and three-piece steel reinforced rubber runflat system for all-terrain vehicles. Its unique, flexible characteristics has been independently tested and shown to outperform the alternatives in both distance and durability. Each extended runflat system is designed with unique elements dependant on the application and performance requirements of the customer.

www.tyron.com