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2016-11-01

NIMR: Common Features for a Powerful Performance

In 2016 we have continued to see hotspots of unrest and conflict across the world, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa region, and there are few indications that these will abate in 2017.

Conflict is unpredictable and asymmetric in nature and, in responding to these threats, armies across the globe are expecting their armoured vehicle fleets to provide the backbone of their ground based fighting capability.

Versatile and flexible in use, armoured vehicles provide the protection and mobility for the deployment of troops, sensors and weapon systems. They deliver the military capability and “troops on the ground” where and when they are needed.

The modern battlefield sets a variety of challenges, demanding high levels of operational and tactical mobility alongside protection for crew and mission systems.

At NIMR we believe firmly these requirements can be best provided by a range of multi-role wheeled vehicles. These versatile platforms can be rapidly deployed over large distances to respond to new threats, whilst also providing tactical mobility in demanding terrain along with high performance as a fighting platform.

Protecting our soldiers remains our highest priority and the most significant trend. Whilst the threats continue to grow stronger, especially from IEDs and the proliferation of RPG and similar weapons, a mixture of responses is needed to deliver this protection. Physical measures alone do not ensure survivability, and consequently NIMR has developed a range of other characteristics to improve survivability.

We firmly believe that tactical mobility across all types of terrain can deliver a critical advantage and accordingly our platforms are designed to achieve the highest levels of mobility. Fightability – the ability to use the vehicle as a fighting platform – is also a high priority and the seamless integration of mission and weapon systems onto the vehicle is a critical success factor.

With a global economic slowdown and reduced oil prices, the defence market is becoming more sensitive to cost and value for money, both in terms of acquisition and through life costs. This is another area where NIMR aims to lead the market, with a range of multi-role wheeled vehicles with low initial cost and, importantly, low through life costs achieved by a mixture of platform commonality and reliable performance.

This also delivers a lower logistic footprint with benefits in terms of reduced resupply and simpler training and support.

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