Plasan
Plasan designs and manufactures composite armor solutions and protected vehicles for military forces worldwide, including major programs for the US military such as MRAP and M-ATV.
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Plasan is a privately held Israeli defense company founded in 1985 at Kibbutz Sasa in the Upper Galilee. The company specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of armored vehicle solutions using advanced composite materials and its proprietary Kitted Hull concept.
Plasan has delivered over 40,000 armor solutions worldwide, with more than 25,000 vehicles fitted with Plasan armor for the United States Armed Forces. The company played a pivotal role in the US MRAP program, partnering with Navistar Defense to produce the MaxxPro (approximately 9,000 units). Plasan also supplied kitted hulls for the Oshkosh M-ATV program (8,722 units) and the Australian Hawkei protected vehicle.
More recently, Plasan has expanded into maneuvering robotics and next-generation protected vehicle platforms. The company has subsidiaries in the US (Plasan North America) and France (AMEFO), with approximately 650 employees globally.
Dual-Use Assessment
Plasan's composite armor and vehicle protection technologies serve military, law enforcement, and VIP protection markets globally.
Key Technologies
- Composite armor materials and ballistic protection
- Kitted Hull modular vehicle armor concept
- Mine blast protection systems
- Lightweight ballistic panels for air and ground platforms
- Autonomous and robotic vehicle platforms
Use Cases & Applications
- Military armored vehicle production and retrofitting
- MRAP and mine-resistant vehicle programs
- Light tactical vehicle protection (JLTV, HMMWV)
- Aircraft and helicopter armor
- Law enforcement and VIP vehicle protection
Strategic Value to U.S.-Israel Alliance
Critical supplier for US and allied military vehicle protection programs. Composite armor expertise supports next-generation vehicle survivability.
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