Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Israeli firm Nimda proposes Thai M113 upgrade

M113 N-2000 APC - nimda.co.il


Nimda proposes Thai M113 upgrade


Jon Grevatt - Jane's Defence Weekly

09 January 2018

Israeli firm Nimda is bidding to upgrade the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA’s) large fleets of BAE Systems M113 armoured personnel carrier (APCs), the company has confirmed to Jane’s .

Reflective of growing Thai-Israeli defence ties, the company said that if selected to meet the requirement it would carry out the upgrade in collaboration with local industry.

Nimda’s proposal features its new M-113 N-2000 package, which integrates a Detroit Diesel 6V53T 300-hp engine and the Allison 3000 series automatic transmission.

The package also includes a range of upgrades including driver controls, engine braking system, exhaust system, drive shafts, new final drives, cooling system, shock absorbers, suspension system, and reinforced torsion bars.

Original post: janes.com


M113 N-2000 APC


Nimda has upgraded the existing M-113 A1 or A2 APCs and many of its systems, and is proud to present the M-113 N-2000 as of January 2018.


The new M-113 N-2000 has a modern Powerpack, which integrates Detroit Diesel 6V53T 300HP Engine and Allison 3000 series automatic transmission. The Allison transmission is fully automatic, electronic controlled and has multiple commercial uses worldwide.


Nimda also offers a complete upgrade and modernizations of other main systems such as: Add-On Armor (RAFAEL) , Smoke-Screen Masking System (S.M.S), Electro-Optical Sight (OPGAL) and Navigation System (Letecké pristroje Praha).


In addition to the new powerpack many other systems were improved among others: Engine braking system, Cooling system, Drive shafts, New Final drives, Suspension system, Shock absorbers, Torsion bars and Driver’s controls.


All those improvements made it possible for the M-113 N-2000 platform to be able to carry extra weight for add-on armour. In this upgrading Nimda is offering “RAFAEL” add-on armour applications. Remote Controlled Weapon Station is also an option. Source: nimda.co.il

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