Plasan

Plasan (Hebrew: פלסן‎) (incorporated as Plasan Sasa Ltd. and formerly as Plasan Sasa (ACS) Ltd.) is an Israeli based vehicle manufacturer.

Plasan Sasa Ltd.
Native name
פלסן סאסא בע"מ‎
TypePrivately held company
IndustryDefence
Founded1985 (1985)
Headquarters
Kibbutz Sasa
,
Israel
Area served
worldwide
Key people
Dani Ziv (CEO)
ProductsArmored vehicles, Ballistic vests
OwnerKibbutz Sasa
Number of employees
1,300
SubsidiariesPlasan USA
Websitewww.plasansasa.com

History

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 Sao 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

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

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

Vehicles with armored bodies designed and manufactured by Plasan

  • 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

See also

References
  1. Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
  2. Plasan Has Delivered Armor for 1,955 Life Saving MRAP Vehicles
  3. Defending American lives, redefining the future
  4. Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
  5. American Security Today, Plasan Sasa Wins NDIA 2017 Red Ball Express Award
  6. JEC Composites - Vermont Composites sells automotive business to Plasan Sasa Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Plasan's venture to make carbon-fiber parts for sports cars
  8. CompositesWorld.com - NAIA Show Highlights 2008 Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Israeli Company, Hurt by U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq, Pivots and Returns to Profit
  10. NDM Article - Protection of Army Trucks Requires Tradeoffs Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Lockheed To Unveil Adaptable Vehicle for U.K. Needs - Defense News
  12. "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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