EADS is given its first export order for personal protective containers
* The Danish Army orders personal transport equipment
* Safe personal transport in crisis areas
Friedrichshafen, 15 August 2006
EADS has been given a first export order for its TransProtec containers, which were specially developed for the safe transport of people in crisis areas. According to the company’s announcement on Tuesday, the Danish Procurement Office has initially ordered two TransProtec containers from EADS Defence Electronics.
EADS, in cooperation with the Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement BWB and the Munich based company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, has developed a new kind of protection system offering optimal protection against attacks with explosives, sniper fire, shrapnel, mines and ABC attacks. The system was purchased and successfully tested by the German Armed Forces under the name “MuConPers” (Multifähiger Container für die Personenbeförderung – multi-capable container for transporting individuals). The protected container can accommodate up to 18 persons including equipment. In future, a modified version of TransProtec will be capable of transporting a larger number of casualties and nursing staff together with the necessary facilities. The hook loading system makes it possible to quickly load and unload the transport vehicle, which has a protected driver’s cab.
The containers ordered by the Danish Army have the same configuration as the containers deployed by the German Armed Forces in the Balkans. It is precisely the logistical transport missions (which also include transporting people) that always involve exposure to certain dangers.
“We developed and built the protective containers in order to counteract this potential danger and to ensure the best possible protection for soldiers and civilians being transported“, said Bernhard Gerwert, Head of EADS Defence Electronics. “The level of protection and comfort during transportation is much higher than with the vehicles already used for this purpose, in particular with regard to protection against mines and attacks with explosives.”
EADS Defence Electronics is the Group´s Sensors, Avionics and Electronic Warfare House and is an integrated part of the EADS Defence & Security Systems Division (DS). With revenues of about € 5.6 billion in 2005 and roughly 23,000 employees across ten nations, EADS Defence & Security Systems (DS) forms the defence and security pillar within EADS. As a Large Systems Integrator, it offers integrated systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and global security. It is active in the areas of manned and unmanned integrated combat and mission air systems, including related training services, and in missile systems, battlefield management systems for all branches, global security solutions, secure networks, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, as well as related services.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of € 34.2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000.
Contact:
Lothar Belz
Ulm
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 731.392.3681
mailto: lothar.belz@eads.com
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