TenCate Advanced Armor in Newark, OH, has been selected by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, the prime contractor for the US Army Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle, to provide the GMV 1.1 armour solution.

The order has a value of about US 30 million. Revenues from production that will start during the second half of 2014 are expected to be generated in the next three to four years.

Plans

The Pentagon awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a US 562 million contract for the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV 1.1).

SOCOM plans to purchase up to 1,300 GMVs over the next six years to replace SOCOM's current fleet of specialised High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs).

Complete vehicle survivability solution

TenCate Advanced Armor offers complete vehicle armour and occupant survivability solutions for tactical and combat vehicles.

Utilising a wide range of armour materials and technologies, survivability products of TenCate include lightweight passive armour as well as advanced active underbody IED protection. "We are extremely excited to be a part of the GD-OTS team. The GMV platform is a perfect platform for our lightweight armour solutions,” commented Mark Edwards, President of TenCate Advanced Armor USA.

“The GMV programme is certainly an important part of the future enabling technologies for the United States Army Special Forces and we are proud to be able to participate on such an important program.”

TenCate Advanced Armour

The TenCate GMV armour solution consists of the primary vehicle armouring solution including transparent armour. The company will design and manufacture the armour and provide it to GD-OTS as a complete kit ready for installation.

With facilities based in Europe, Asia and North America, TenCate Advanced Armour is a leading supplier of a wide range of armour composite materials for ballistic protection.

The company develops and produces a portfolio of composite and ceramic materials and designs active armour solutions for the protection of police, army, air force, navy and civilian service personnel, vehicles and vessels.

www.tencate.com