REAV Remote Engineer Armored Vehicle
REAV Remote Engineer Armored Vehicle
The REAV is a remotely operated combat earthmover. It is designed to protect personnel from uneccessary exposure to hazardous situations, and to provide a robust suite of tools for e protection and active range clearance. It is designed to perform critical combat engineer tasks such as digging hull defilade fighting positions for guns, tanks and other battlefield systems to increase their survivability. It is also intended for breaching berms, preparing anti-tank ditches and combat roads, removing roadblocks and preparing access routes at water obstacles.
Length: 5m
Width: 3.2m
Height: 2.1m
Speed: 45kph
Weight: 15,360kg; 24,540kg w/ ballast
Max. Grade: 20% w/ bowl empty, 30% w/2000 kg in bowl, 60% w/9000kg in bowl
Slope (Side): 20% w/ bowl empty, 30% w/ 2000kg in bowl, 40% w/ 9000kg in bowl
Ground Clearance: 35cm
Trench Crossing: 150cm
Min. Turning Radius: Pivot
Vertical Obsticle: 45cm
Fording Depth: 100 cm
Bowl Capacity: 9 cubic meters
Crew: 1
Range: approx. 300km
Engine: 3 proton exchange membrane fuel cells, generating 120 kWs each, for a total of 360 kWs
Armament: none
Armor:
Hull:
Front: 150 mm@0 deg (450mm HRA equivilant)
Side: 150 mm@0 deg (450mm HRA equivilant)
Rear: 150 mm@0 deg (450mm RHA equivilant)
Additional Equipment: Winch (15,900kg), Dozer blade
Unit cost: $2.8 million
Basic passive armor consists of a layered composite. The outermost layer is a thin sprayed on layer of armor quality polyethylene. Next are several sandwiched layers of foam steel alloy, reinforced with embedded carbide whiskers, and a ceramic matrix, also reinforced with embedded carbide whiskers. This is backed with a layer of foam titanium alloy reinforced with embedded carbide whiskers. The innermost layer is a spalling shield made up of several sheets of 2-D weave boron filament, bioweave, and polyethylene fiber. The combined elements have a total Specific Strength* (MPa-cm3/g) of 450, or 3 times that of RHA steel armor. The armor is installed in modular sections for quick and esy replacement and maintainance.
All functions, including: engine start/stop, propulsion, lights, and all tool operations, are controlled remotely. The standard configuration includes provisions for two fixed video cameras and the control system is equipped to handle up to two cameras with pan/tilt mounts. A pair of digital radios is used to transmit command signals from the Operator Control Unit (OCU) to the vehicle, and an independent transmitter/receiver pair communicates audio and video from the vehicle to the OCU.
The OCU is housed in a heavy-duty, internally shock-isolated case. The OCU antennas are mounted on a portable tripod, which can be conveniently stowed on top of the tractor during transport. Emergency stop buttons, located on either side of the tractor, will immediately shut down all tractor functions, including the engine. In addition, a remotely operated pintle hitch on the platform provides the capability to tow and release a payload while an attachment is employed on the mounting plate.
The main tool is a 9 cubic yard bowl, apron and dozer blade. However, alternate tool sets are available. These include a set of actuated arms and forks (for picking up and moving objects), a 90mm water cannon, a backhoe, a surface clearance blade, and a flail for mine-field breeching. Changing out tool sets is easily done in a matter of 2-3 hours.
