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| Spartan Motors and Force Protection to Host Investor Event with Cougar and Buffalo Military Vehicles in New York City |
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CHARLOTTE, Mich., PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spartan Motors, Inc. and Force Protection, Inc. will display a Cougar and a Buffalo military vehicle in front of the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on June 28 from 10 a.m. ET to 3 p.m. Both companies' management teams will also present the same day to a group of professional investors at a special analyst lunch event.
"Both of these vehicles are deployed today in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan and are saving the lives of our military men and women," said John Sztykiel, president and CEO of Spartan Motors. "Our aim in bringing these vehicles to New York City is to make the people aware of the new technology our military is using to defeat the deadly threat of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices).
"At the same time, it's an opportunity for Spartan Motors and Force Protection to inform the investment community of our technical expertise in manufacturing these unique specialty vehicles and the impact of recent significant orders on our business."
The Cougar is a medium-sized, blast-protected vehicle produced in both four- and six-wheel configurations which can be customized for multiple tasks including urban patrol, route clearance support, troop transport, mine and explosive ordnance disposal, command and control, reconnaissance and as a lead convoy vehicle.
The Buffalo is an anti-mine/IED vehicle that uses a 30-foot robotic arm and iron claw with a specialized camera and sensing equipment to allow soldiers to examine and disarm potential threats without leaving the safety of the armored hull. Both vehicles utilize a unique V-shaped hull designed to deflect the force of explosions away from passengers inside the armored hull. To date, not a single fatality has been reported in either a Cougar or Buffalo despite over 1,000 mine detonations.
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Source : http://www.automotive.com
(6/27/2006)
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