MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS VEHICLE ENGINEERING CAPABILITY ON DISPLAY ACROSS DSEi

Vehicle completion is one of Marshall Land Systems core skills. Marshall LS is demonstrating this skill in several areas of DSEi, at ExCeL from 13 to 16 September 2011.

In the Vehicle Park on stand VS 5 Marshall Land Systems, Iveco Defence and WEW have come together to show an integrated fuel tanker solution designed to deliver fuels to where they are needed in a conflict area. A Marshall load bed has been fitted to an Iveco 6 x 6 Trakker and mounted on this is a WEW stand-alone/independent operation PLS/DROPS-capable Fuel Storage/Pump System. 

On Force Protection’s stand, N8-160, Marshall has provided the load bed for the Ocelot® Utility Variant.  Ocelot® is a radically different breed. It's based on the success of a lineage of battle-proven vehicles and incorporates V-shaped hull blast-protection with modular flexibility. The Ocelot's® demountable, protected pods allow for multiple configurations - troop transport, fire support and materials transport - that are easily interchangeable in the field.  Along with the rest of the vehicle, the modular pods are made from light, advanced composite materials designed for survivability, adaptability and reliability.

One of the features of the Iveco stand, N8-130 is a Trakker 8 x8 fitted with a Cargotec hookloader and a flatrack by Marshall.

Iveco’s versatile and durable Trakker range is built to excel in the most arduous conditions in civil and military employment.  Originally designed for heavy duty commercial use, it has adapted readily to military roles, currently being employed as a water tanker, fuel tanker, cargo and NBC decontamination vehicle. 

The Trakker range’s versatility derives from its availability in any drive combination from 4 x 4 to 8 x 8, with a variety of wheelbases, engines and gearboxes.  In military use, this versatility has been further enhanced by the installation where required of a class leading ballistic steel cab in lieu of the commercial one.  This provides exceptional levels of protection and enables the vehicle to operate effectively even in high threat environments.

The Cargotec Multilift MSH165SC Hooklift System has been optimised for military payload handling applications. Featuring a lifting capacity of 16.5 tonnes (including payload module), the system is designed to load, unload and lock for transportation with equal simplicity both ISO 668 20’ Freight Containers and NATO Standard (STANAG2413) flatracks. The interface equipment enabling carriage of containers or flatracks is carried on the truck at all times.  Reconfiguration between payload modules is quick and easy. The hooklift load capacity is identical to its DROPS antecedent with which Marshall LS is inextricably linked. The system is designed to give the lowest possible installed height above the chassis whist retaining the desired military operating characteristics.  This gives the best possible opportunity to transport ISO 668 1CC (8’ 6”) containers on a military specification chassis under the EU legal maximum vehicle height of 4000mm.

WEW has been providing intermodal logistics solutions for liquids and gases of all types, particularly very sensitive, extremely hazardous and very high value cargoes for over 40 years. WEW’s fuel system on stand VS 5 is part of a range of MOTS (Military Off The Shelf) water and fuel solutions which are seeing operational service with 8 armed forces worldwide. All WEW’s systems offer full multimodal capability (including air) in all operating conditions from -40°C to +60°C. The UK MOD “FDR” on display is an example of a number of such systems which are in service in Afghan FOBs and the UK. The system combines a capacity of 10,000L with a patented and highly complex double-shell pressure-vessel design, ensuring lowest possible C of G for PLS. “FDR” delivers 400L fuel/minute through twin heads, and also offers bulk fuel transfer/pumping capability in autarkic operation.  WEW also specializes in water and fuel systems for rapid-build fuel-farms and camp/ hospital infrastructure.

On Marshall Land Systems’ stand, S4-305, the company will be discussing its capabilities in providing protected workspace, power solutions, unmanned vehicles and support.  In the Unmanned Vehicle area on stand SD-7 and in the UV demonstrations at 10:30 and 15:30 on Tuesday to Thursday and on Friday morning, the company’s robotic unmanned vehicles will be being put through their paces.

About Marshall Land Systems

Marshall Land Systems (MLS) is part of Marshall Group, a large (£750M) family owned independent group of companies involved in the automotive, aerospace and land systems areas.  Headquartered in Cambridge UK, Marshall Group can trace its history back to 1909.  In 2010 the company established Marshall Land Systems Australia Pty Ltd to further its activities in the Asia-Pacific area and, Marshall SV Norway, to support its work in that country.

Marshall Land Systems specialises in defence vehicle and shelter design, manufacture, integration and product support.  The company has five major components, which design and produce shelters and specialist vehicles, manufacture vehicle load beds, a specialist design division which carries out UOR work, EOD, EMI, EMC, Safety Cases and Consultancy, a fleet solutions division dedicated to provision of whole fleet support and an armouring solutions joint venture. 
 
Further information is available at www.marshall-ls.com