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International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2012 International Defence Exhibition & Conference FIVE, Farnborough, United Kingdom 20 - 23 February 2012 | |||
Nexter PG Guard at International Armoured Vehicles 2012 | |||
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The new wire cage armour PG GUARD of French defence equipment manufacturer Nexter. | |||
At the defence exhibition IAV 2012, the French company Nexter presents its new armour system to protect vehicles against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade, the "PG Guard", mounted on the armored infantry fighting VBCI. The experience from soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan showed that armored vehicles are vulnerable to this type of threat. | |||
French VBCI wheeled armoured infantry fighting vehicle with the new wire cage armour PG Guard by Nexter at International Armoured Vehicles 2012 in Lindon, United Kingdom (Credit photo Army Recognition) | |||
To counter to this new threat, several companies have developed and manufactured various systems called wire cage or slat armor. Currently the VBCI uses in Afghanistan by the French army are equipped with flexible slat armor RPG-net developed and manufactured by the company Qinetiq | |||
VBCI uses by French Army in Afghanistan with flexible wire cage RPG-net Qinetic. | |||