PILAR Vehicle Protection
PILAR vehicle version is designed for the protection of heavy and light armoured vehicles, as well as police armoured vehicles. It is available as a tetrahedral acoustic array mounted on the vehicle roof. It can also include a display indicating the shot origin and identification.
Key Points
Combat proven
- system used on various vehicle missions
- works on all terrains, including urban and mountainous
- slew-to-cue capability of Remote Weapon Station
Accurate for quick decision
- reports absolute position of the shot origin (GPS coordinates)
- update of relative coordinates of the shot origin while the vehicle is moving
- discrimination of threats through calibre identification
Interoperable
- Plug & Play with the network connectivity vehicles
- can be coupled with a Remote Weapon Station
- for information exchange function to be integrated to the Battlefield Management System (BMS)
Easy to Integrate & Use
- an all-in-one sensor
- a complete available Integration Guide to make easier the vehicle integrator to get the job done
- a very intuitive Man Machine Interface (MMI)
Features
Real time threat monitoring
- Provides GPS coordinates and identification of the threats
- Good accuracy for determining the shot origin:
- Azimuth: ±2°
- Elevation: ±3°
- Range: ±10%
- Operating during fighting attacks with multiple threats such as Small Arm Fires, RPGs and Mortars.
System on duty
This system has been fitted on several hundred vehicles of the French Army and users on various theatres of operations (Afghanistan, Central African Republic, etc.) have been very satisfied.
