Friday, September 21, 2007

German modular MRAP (Updated)


Spotted a story about Germany's Gefas mine-resistant vehicle, made all the better by an excellent graphic highlighting the modular design.

It will be interesting how this design fares in testing and later combat (assuming it passes the first test).

Update:
Here's more on the GeFaS ("short for 'Geschütztes Fahrzeugsystem'"), which means "protected vehicle system from the manufacturer, Rheinmetall *(they have plenty to say, just click the referral link at the bottom to read it all):

RLS develops modular medium-weight wheeled vehicle

GeFaS: the universal platform for wheeled armoured vehicles


A truly revolutionary vehicle concept is now emerging at Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (RLS).
(Rheinmetall)

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