Monday, October 7, 2013

Military Machines International 11/2013

In recent years the number of long-term peacekeeping/ enforcing style deployments undertaken by the world's military has increased considerably. These deployments have seen the life cycles of military trucks accelerate considerably, trucks now required to operate globally during what are classed as prolonged low intensity operations. Mercedes-Benz market research identified to the company an emerging need for a new generation of military trucks that could replace the often ageing and unsuitable fleets that were becoming ever more expensive to maintain on such operations. Company research concluded that most potential customers were looking for a true tactical truck, not a militarised commercial product. Mobility, protection and an ability to operate extensively in austere and/or extreme climatic conditions were high priorities, with durability, commercial operating costs and standards of reliability and maintainability equally as desirable.

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