Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 14) DISPATCHES GLOBAL DOWNSIZING MOBILITY T al contact with the occupants for people in the street. “In peacekeeping and stabilization operations, this is an important factor in the context of confidence-building and winning hearts and minds,” he says. Most protected wheeled vehicles have significantly smaller windows, due to the weight and cost of armored glass. An armored public-order vehicle will be New line of armored vehicles highnext off the drawing board. Following that will be a 20-ton, 6 X 6 infantry fighting velights shift in operational needs hicle with a medium-caliber-gun turret and a powerful engine, most likely using a MANsupplied drive train. That will be unveiled JORIS JANSSEN LOK • ABU DHABI at the Sofex exhibition in Jordan next March. For export programs, KADDB’s facility he changing nature of armor re- ity against improvised explosive devices. quirements for land forces was The monocoque hull, doubled-skinned in Jordan will produce kits and components, highlighted at February’s Idex ex- on the sides of the crew compartment, af- but buyers will have the option of develophibition in Abu Dhabi. Just one new-gen- fords spaced-armor protection and surviv- ing variants and manufacturing parts. “Transeration main battle tank—the Spanish-built ability against kinetic-energy projectiles to fer of intellectual property rights will be posLeopardo 2E from General Dynamics San- Stanag Level 2. This can be upgraded by fill- sible where practical,” Ichikowitz says. “Competition in the international marta Barbara Sistemas—was on display, com- ing the 60-mm.-wide internal gap between pared to an abundance of armored wheeled the sidewalls with armor for which a variety ket for mine-protected vehicles is such that merely offering a high-quality design is not patrol and combat vehicles. of materials can be selected, Craig says. sufficient—it needs to be accomOne of the most striking expanied by a business model that amples of these was a family of offers both local industry inland mine-protected vehicles volvement and a customization launched by Middle East Depackage tailored to each cusfense Systems, a joint venture of tomer,” says Craig. Jordan’s King Abdullah II De“The vehicles . . . are designed sign and Development Bureau in such a way that we can sell li(KADDB) and South Africa’s cense-manufacturing deals,” he Paramount Group. Production adds. “The portability of manof the vehicles, known as Mataufacturing is high, in terms of dor and Marauder, starts in the technology and concept. Providsecond quarter. The undisclosed ed the right machinery is in launch customer (a country outplace, the customer can bend the side the Middle East) will use the armor plates himself. One reavehicles for peacekeeping operson we’ve chosen MAN as the ations, says Ivor Ichikowitz, exsupplier of the drive train is they ecutive chairman of Paramount. Marauder has large windows to increase are willing to sell configurationThe initial Matador and Ma- interaction between soldiers and civilians, a controlled build sets of comporauder vehicles, believed to be plus for peacekeeping operations. nents rather than forcing us to more than 50 units, will be built in Jordan without modifications. Weapons Both vehicles have a minimum 5,000 kg. buy a whole truck.” Craig notes that while the vehicles were have yet to be specified, says John Craig, CEO (11,000 lb.) of payload, so even with 12 perof Paramount Group and director of the joint sonnel plus one or two remote weapons sta- designed for developing countries in Africa venture. The vehicles displayed at Idex were tions, there is still up to 2,500 kg. of margin and Asia, “[w]hat [came] as a surprise is that fitted with light turret systems from South for upgrading protection, either with passive nations in Europe and North America, including the U.K. and the U.S., have shown Africa’s Comenius Consultants. measures or an active protection system. Matador, a 14.5-ton (combat weight), 6.5The hull is fabricated with three sheets of interest.” Paramount is, however, a “bit wary” meter-long (21.3-ft.) 4 X 4 vehicle, is based high-hardness ballistic steel (supplied from of the up-front cost involved in European on a MAN D 0836 LF engine providing 176 Sweden), one for the V-shaped bottom and or North American competitive programs. Since KADDB was established in 1999, kw. of power and either a ZF automatic or one for each side. By bending the armor Allison 2000 five-speed transmission with plates, the heat input during manufacturing some 25 joint ventures have been started two-speed MAN transfer box. The same pow- is reduced. This helps to preserve ballistic around the world, says Chairman Moayad erplant and driveline system are used by the properties, says Len Mellet, Paramount’s Samman. Middle East Defense Systems was set up in 2004, initially as a center of ex5.5-meter-long, 14.5-ton Marauder. head of product technology. Both models are operated by two-man “The general appearance of the vehicles cellence for the refurbishment, upgrading crews. The Matador carries 12 additional is more civilian than military, because the and modification of combat and peacekeeptroops and the Marauder eight. Their V- 62-mm.-thick armored-glass windows are ing vehicles for Jordan. The launch of the protected vehicles shaped hulls withstand the blast of an anti- mounted flush in the double-skinned sides tank mine, and each wheel resists a double of the cabin, so that both protection and aes- is the first step in a strategy to transform anti-tank mine (Stanag 4569 Level 3B and thetic requirements are met,” Mellet adds. KADDB from an internally focused facili4A, respectively), says Ichikowitz. Further Large windows provide situational aware- ty to an export-oriented development and testing is planned to determine survivabil- ness for the soldiers inside, and enable visu- manufacturing company, he notes. ■ ANGELO COPPOLA/PARAMOUNT GROUP 14 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL APRIL 2007 www.aviationweek.com/dti http://www.aviationweek.com/dti Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Defense Technology International - April 2007 Contents Around the World Science Watch Tech Watch Head East Nice Ride Changeover Sea Trade War Culture Fail Safe Overdraft Protecting the Seas Curing JTRS Eyes Ahead Fighterland Dual-Use The Net Cutting Edge On the Record In Review Insight Defense Technology International - April 2007 Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 1) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 2) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 3) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 4) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - (Page 5) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Contents (Page 6) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Contents (Page 7) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Around the World (Page 8) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Around the World (Page 9) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Science Watch (Page 10) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Tech Watch (Page 11) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Head East (Page 12) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Head East (Page 13) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Nice Ride (Page 14) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Changeover (Page 15) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Changeover (Page 16) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Sea Trade (Page 17) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - War Culture (Page 18) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - War Culture (Page 18A) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - War Culture (Page 18B) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Fail Safe (Page 19) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Fail Safe (Page 20) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page 21) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page 22) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S1) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S2) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S3) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S4) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S5) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page S6) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Overdraft (Page 29) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Protecting the Seas (Page 30) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Protecting the Seas (Page 31) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Protecting the Seas (Page 32) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Protecting the Seas (Page 33) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Curing JTRS (Page 34) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Curing JTRS (Page 34A) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Curing JTRS (Page 34B) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Curing JTRS (Page 35) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Eyes Ahead (Page 36) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Eyes Ahead (Page 37) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Eyes Ahead (Page 38) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Fighterland (Page 39) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Fighterland (Page 40) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Fighterland (Page 41) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Dual-Use (Page 42) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - The Net (Page 43) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Cutting Edge (Page 44) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Cutting Edge (Page 45) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - On the Record (Page 46) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - On the Record (Page 47) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - In Review (Page 48) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - In Review (Page 49) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Insight (Page 50) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Insight (Page 51) Defense Technology International - April 2007 - Insight (Page 52) http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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