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Article: EADS Technology To Protect German Puma Armored Vehicles.(EADS N.V.)(Germany. Army)
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- Defense Daily International
- Article date:
- August 25, 2006
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) will equip the German armed forces' new Puma armored fighting vehicles with an electronic self- protection system that repels guided anti-tank munition strikes.
The EADS Defense Electronics unit was initially commissioned to equip the first five prototype Puma vehicles with the Multifunctional Self-Protection System (MUSS). The system consists of three elements: warning sensors that detect incoming missiles or laser beams aimed at the target vehicle. The sensors report to the central MUSS computer. This, in turn, activates three electronic or pyrotechnic countermeasures, preventing the target from being ...