Military Trucking

Military Convoy Operations are essential to transportation and logistics, but are unfortunately a primary target for IEDs and ambushes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Transporting Force Protection to forward operating bases is especially dangerous due to the large amount of material that needs to be moved.

Defencell™ Force Protection Systems are a next-generation, lightweight, perimeter defense system that minimizes logistical requirements for military truckers. A pallet of Defencell weighs less than 800 lbs., yet provides sufficient units to build a 5 foot high wall more than 190 feet long. For comparison purposes, an equivalent wire-based defensive wall would weight 1,936 lbs.

A single 40-foot military container of Defencell can be used to construct two, 100 man, forward operating bases with walls over 8 feet high and 250 feet long. Defencell fortifications can be filled using locally available granular material (sand, dirt, or rocks), and help protect against bullets, blasts, and vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs).

Value Engineering

Defencell’s logistical benefits not only reduce operational risks, but also help reduce transportation costs. The chart below outlines the cost requirements of transporting a single container of Defencell and a comparable container of wire mesh gabions from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware to Afghanistan.

With almost $150,000 in savings, Defencell pays for itself when compared to other Force Protection Systems.