Plasan

Type	Privately held company
Founded	1985
Headquarters	Kibbutz Sasa, Israel
Key people	Dani Ziv (CEO)
Industry	Defence
Products	Armored vehicles, Ballistic vests
Owner(s)	Kibbutz Sasa
Subsidiaries	Plasan USA
Website	www.plasansasa.com

Plasan (Hebrew: פלסן‎) (formerly Plasan Sasa) is an Israeli owned vehicle manufacturer established in 1985. It develops, manufactures and assembles custom-built vehicle armour 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 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.

Contents 1 Ballistic armor 2 Plasan Carbon Composites 3 Vehicles with armored bodies designed and manufactured by Plasan 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Ballistic armor

Plasan’s battle proven solutions combine unique system engineering with the application of lightweight composite armor materials to meet the challenges of today’s complex combat scenarios – from traditional battlefields, to urban warfare and low intensity conflicts. These advanced armor solutions are engineered to provide cost-effective, comprehensive protection for vehicle and crew members, against mines, improvised explosive devices, small arms fire and artillery fragments.

[edit] Plasan Carbon Composites

Plasan has an automotive composite manufacturing facility in Vermont formerly the Automotive division of Vermont Composites.^[1] 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. ^[2][3]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 Ford Mustang GTK500.

[edit] Vehicles with armored bodies designed and manufactured by Plasan

• Plasan Sand Cat
• International MXT-MVA
• International FTTS
• International MaxxPro
• Mack Granite
• Oshkosh MTVR
• HMMWV M1114GR and M1118GR
• Freightliner M-915^[4]
• Mahindra Rakshak
• Combat Tactical Vehicle (Technology Demonstrator)
• Lockheed Martin AVA-1^[5]
• Oshkosh Truck/ Northrop Grumman JLTV
• Oshkosh M-ATV

Plasan armor is used in the majority of the US military's MRAP vehicles.^[6]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Company website
• $200 million contract with the U.S. Marines