Lt-Col A. Tack
01-17-2010, 11:33 PM
Highly Armored Light Protected ATV
Arotech Corp. recently unveiled its new light-protected vehicle: the Tiger.
Based on a commercial off-the-shelf Dodge RAM 5500 platform, the MDT Tiger is a cost-effective, highly armored, light-protected all-terrain vehicle for a crew of six to nine.
The Tiger is mine- and blast-protected, with various add-on armor options, including reactive armor. Its five doors and a roof hatch offer easy loading and unloading of soldiers and equipment. The wide and spacious cabin, with its large payload capacity, can be tailored to many missions.
A Cummins 350 hp diesel engine, large wheels, and a 127-inch wheel base offer exceptional all-terrain capabilities. The advanced suspension system ensures a comfortable ride for the crew. The 8.8-ton GVWR allows—with a standard armor package— for a 1.5-ton payload, or six passengers plus 900 kg of equipment. The add-on armor panels can be removed, repaired, replaced or upgraded. An optional upgrade to a 10.4-ton GVW allows for an improved armor suite, including reactive armor defeating RPG rockets and EFP charges.
The MDT Tiger LPV was designed to be cost-effective. The COTS Dodge platform ensures widespread support and cost-effective maintenance. The unique encapsulated cabin allows easy access to all components. The capsule can be removed and re-mounted, allowing its installation on a new platform, increasing its life and ensuring low life cycle cost.
The cabin, with a flat floor throughout and vertical walls, allows for various seating and equipment mission-dependent arrangements. The front row has three-in-a-row seats for driver, navigator and commander. In the rear, three to five passengers can ride facing forward. The rear cabin can also accommodate six passengers in two sidefacing rows. A 2- or 4-liter MedVac option is also available.
Windows on all four sides allow for improved situation awareness. Optional gunports in all four directions allow for accurate small arms operation. A roof-mounted remote-controlled weapon station and manoperated turret are optional.
“The Tiger expands our reach into the military vehicle market,” said Robert Ehrlich, Arotech’s chairman and CEO. “With the new Tiger, the well-established David and the recently announced Gideon, we now offer military armored vehicles ranging from 1.5 to 10.5 tons.”
Link (http://www.military-logistics-forum.com/mlf-archives/216-mlf-2009-volume-3-issue-10/2272-supply-chain.html)
Arotech Corp. recently unveiled its new light-protected vehicle: the Tiger.
Based on a commercial off-the-shelf Dodge RAM 5500 platform, the MDT Tiger is a cost-effective, highly armored, light-protected all-terrain vehicle for a crew of six to nine.
The Tiger is mine- and blast-protected, with various add-on armor options, including reactive armor. Its five doors and a roof hatch offer easy loading and unloading of soldiers and equipment. The wide and spacious cabin, with its large payload capacity, can be tailored to many missions.
A Cummins 350 hp diesel engine, large wheels, and a 127-inch wheel base offer exceptional all-terrain capabilities. The advanced suspension system ensures a comfortable ride for the crew. The 8.8-ton GVWR allows—with a standard armor package— for a 1.5-ton payload, or six passengers plus 900 kg of equipment. The add-on armor panels can be removed, repaired, replaced or upgraded. An optional upgrade to a 10.4-ton GVW allows for an improved armor suite, including reactive armor defeating RPG rockets and EFP charges.
The MDT Tiger LPV was designed to be cost-effective. The COTS Dodge platform ensures widespread support and cost-effective maintenance. The unique encapsulated cabin allows easy access to all components. The capsule can be removed and re-mounted, allowing its installation on a new platform, increasing its life and ensuring low life cycle cost.
The cabin, with a flat floor throughout and vertical walls, allows for various seating and equipment mission-dependent arrangements. The front row has three-in-a-row seats for driver, navigator and commander. In the rear, three to five passengers can ride facing forward. The rear cabin can also accommodate six passengers in two sidefacing rows. A 2- or 4-liter MedVac option is also available.
Windows on all four sides allow for improved situation awareness. Optional gunports in all four directions allow for accurate small arms operation. A roof-mounted remote-controlled weapon station and manoperated turret are optional.
“The Tiger expands our reach into the military vehicle market,” said Robert Ehrlich, Arotech’s chairman and CEO. “With the new Tiger, the well-established David and the recently announced Gideon, we now offer military armored vehicles ranging from 1.5 to 10.5 tons.”
Link (http://www.military-logistics-forum.com/mlf-archives/216-mlf-2009-volume-3-issue-10/2272-supply-chain.html)