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A riot protection kit is available for the cab. [7] To meet increasing demands for crew protection on deployed operations the HX range was designed from the outset with protection options in mind. Appliqué protection kits, for which vehicles are prepared to accept at the production stage, were developed for the cab.
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) tactical truck. [2] The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer , and since that date has remained in production for the U.S. Army and other nations.
The 2.5-ton (4×4) FMTV is designated as the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV). The 5-ton (6×6) is designated the Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV). [6] The FMTV is based on the Austrian Steyr 12 M 18 (4×4) truck, but has been localized to meet a minimum of 50% US content. The original 15 FMTV prototypes were assembled in Austria.
The weight of the full Ratnik infantry system with the special thigh and shoulder bulletproof shields is 19–20 kg. Basic Ratnik gear (for engineers and medics) weighs 15 kg (without thigh and shoulder guards). Ratnik gear is made of a special fabric that prevents troops from being detected by infrared devices. [18]
The Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) is a series of vehicles used by the U.S. Marines. [1] [9] The first MTVRs were delivered in late 1999.The MTVR is the equivalent of the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); the Marines do not use the FMTV (with the exception of the FMTV-based HIMARS) and the Army does not use the MTVR.
An ISV can carry nine infantrymen. [2] Fielding began in 2021, along with initial operational test and evaluation (IOTE); [4] 649 ISVs are to be allocated to 11 infantry brigade combat teams (IBCTs) by 2025. [2] The Army will purchase 1700 ISVs to augment the stop-gap Army Ground Mobility Vehicle, which is based on the General Dynamics Flyer 72.
The Brazilian JLTV are equipped with an Objective Gunner Protection Kit and have an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) kit armor suite and a B-kit add-on armor system. [ 88 ] Rumours surfaced in September 2021 regarding a potential purchase of 32 additional JLTV to equip 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Marine Infantry Battalions and 12 for the Special ...
A UGV is a vehicle kit system that advances perception, localization and motion planning to protect from IED threats and increase performance in autonomous missions. [27] They typically are adaptable to any tactical wheeled vehicle for the purpose of supervised autonomous navigation in either a lead or follow role. UGVs are multi-sensor systems ...