Recent technological developments in the military area, which has always been one step forward as far as innovation is concerned, have shown once again the importance of providing troops fighting out there in the fields with the highest possible level of protection and security: this may be achieved by using automated unmanned vehicles, or by increasing the protection and maneuverability of armored vehicles carrying armed personnel in war zones.

BAE Systems has chosen both options, and applied both solutions to its M1151 armored vehicle, providing it with an array of devices, and the solution has been shown at the annual AUSA exhibition in Washington.

As a first step, the passive security mechanisms have been significantly improved, by introducing a new armor approximately 200 kgs lighter than the previous version, a new steel roof, a new outer shell and state-of-the-art security systems which, among other features, also include energy-absorbing seats capable of surviving a mine explosion, clamshell doors as well as other smaller but significant improvements.

Thanks to its new lighter armor, M1151 has certainly gotten better as far as ease of use is concerned, without losing anything in security, rather showing a considerable improvement. For BAE Systems, presentation of this vehicle works as an example of the wide range of security and survivability solutions offered by the Farnborough-based firm.

M1151 encompasses all that BAE Systems is capable of doing with basically any military or commercial vehicle when it comes to improving its performance in terms of ease of use, integration of different technologies, materials and solutions in a single product.