Plasan
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Native name | פלסן סאסא בע"מ |
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| Type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Dani Ziv (CEO) |
| Products | Armored vehicles, Ballistic vests |
| Owner | Kibbutz Sasa |
Number of employees | 1,300 |
| Subsidiaries | Plasan USA |
| Website | www.plasansasa.com |
Plasan (Hebrew: פלסן) (incorporated as Plasan Sasa Ltd. and formerly as Plasan Sasa (ACS) Ltd.) is an Israeli based vehicle manufacturer.
History[edit]
Plasan Sasa, established in 1985, develops, manufactures, and assembles custom-built vehicle armor systems and chassis up-armor designs as well as Add-On Armor Protection Kits for lightweight military tactical trucks and APCs [Wheeled & Tracked], for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, commercial vehicles, and is a major supplier of personnel protection armor.
Plasan is a non-public company and is wholly owned by Kibbutz Sasa, a communal village of some 100 families in Northern Israel. It employs 1,300 people, including 650 in the United States and 180 in France.[1]
Plasan armor is widely used in the US military's MRAP vehicles.[2] US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said that Plasan's armor has saved countless American lives.[3] The company also sells to police and border guard forces worldwide. A special vehicle built for the military police of São Paulo, capable of transporting 24 fighters and equipped with diurnal and nocturnal vision systems was used during the Olympics in Brazil.[4]
Sasa's innovations include vehicular cabin, chassis and hull armor kits to protect personnel and equipment on MaxxPro, MRAP (Mine Resistant and Ambush Protected) and M-ATV (all-terrain) vehicles.[5]
Carbon composites[edit]
Plasan has an automotive composite manufacturing facility in Vermont formerly the Automotive division of Vermont Composites.[6] Plasan Carbon manufactures the carbon fiber fenders of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and the hood, fenders, roof, roof bow, lower rocker moldings and front splitter of the 2009 ZR1.[7][8] Plasan also molds the Rear Spoilers, Front Splitters, and Front Dive Planes for the 2008 Viper SRT-10 ACR. Plasan has also built in the past the splitter, Hood Assembly, and Mirror caps for the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR.
Awards and recognition[edit]
In May 2017, Plasan Sasa and its CEO, Danny Ziv, received the National Defense Industrial Association's Red Ball Express award. The company was recognized by NDIA's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Division.[9]
Products[edit]
Vehicles with armored bodies designed and manufactured by Plasan
- Plasan Sand Cat
- Plasan Guarder
- Oshkosh M-ATV
- International MaxxPro
- International MXT-MVA
- Future Tactical Truck Systems
- Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
- Joint Light Tactical Vehicle
- Combat Tactical Vehicle
- HMMWV M1114GR and M1118GR
- Mack Granite
- DAF Tropco
- Freightliner M-915[10]
- Mahindra Rakshak
- Lockheed Martin AVA-1[11]
- Thales Hawkei[12]
Plasan Sand Cat
Oshkosh M-ATV
Navistar MaxxPro Dash
MXT-MVA
Future Tactical Truck Systems
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
HMMWV M1114GR of the Hellenic Army
Combat Tactical Vehicle
Lockheed Martin AVA-1
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
- ^ Plasan Has Delivered Armor for 1,955 Life Saving MRAP Vehicles
- ^ Defending American lives, redefining the future
- ^ Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
- ^ American Security Today, Plasan Sasa Wins NDIA 2017 Red Ball Express Award
- ^ JEC Composites - Vermont Composites sells automotive business to Plasan Sasa Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Plasan's venture to make carbon-fiber parts for sports cars
- ^ CompositesWorld.com - NAIA Show Highlights 2008 Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
- ^ NDM Article - Protection of Army Trucks Requires Tradeoffs Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lockheed To Unveil Adaptable Vehicle for U.K. Needs - Defense News[dead link]
- ^ "World leaders Thales and Plasan partner for next generation vehicles bid". Thales public relations. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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