Protective Walls in a Box
Abu Dhabi - There are times during operational campaigns when every soldier needs a safe and secure resting place. But in many places, and in featureless desert conditions in particular, fortified walls to surround a base camp are few and far between. A British company, J & S Franklin Ltd, means to change this with DefenCell Military Force Protection systems.
Exhibiting at IDEX 2007 for the first time, DefenCell multipurpose systems allows for the erection of secure walls up to 10 metres high that are impenetrable to bullets. Carried in a standard shipping container, the system is based on strong and lightweight bags made from geotextiles that can be filled with soil or sand to erect barriers that cannot be climbed by attackers. One 13m container provides approximately one kilometer of wall, 2m wide and 2m high.
The range includes the DefenCell Wall System for building vertical walls, road blocks and barriers up to any height, and the DefenCell Traverse System for building traditional embankments and fortifications. The cellular design is lightweight, non-metallic and compact, and is simply and rapidly deployed using almost any available fill materials, even wind-blown sand.
"It may not be a weapon, but for military personnel everywhere this is a product that has an immense amount of interest. We are very pleased that J & S Franklin are bringing the systems to IDEX," a spokesperson for IDEX 2007 said. The eco-friendly systems are currently being used by the British Army in Afghanistan and are designed for a wide range of military applications.
DefenCell walls will be erected at both the IDEX 2007 main exhibition site and the Naval Berthing exhibition at Mina Zayed Free Port.
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Editors note:
IDEX 2007 is one of the largest defence exhibitions in the world catering to Land, Sea and Ground-to-Air Defence Systems and Equipment. IDEX 2007 will be held from 18-22 February 2007 in Abu Dhabi, UAE at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition & Conference Centre. It will incorporate the day-long Gulf Defence Conference on February 17, which is regarded in international academic and military circles as a top forum on defence strategies and technologies.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Mohamad K Nabhani
Show Director - IDEX 2007
Tel: +971 2 4446113
Fax: +971 2 4446135
Email: idex@adnec.ae
E-mail: mohamad.nabhani@reedexpo.ae
Mr. Bob Pearce
Account Director for IDEX 2007
ASDA'A Public Relations
Tel: +971-2-6334133
Fax: +971-2-6334233
Mob: +971-50-3127309
Email: r.pearce@asdaa.com
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