The RANGER is an armoured personnel carrier (APC) being developed by Universal Engineering.
The vehicle was developed to counter the threat of IEDs on the battlefield. During extensive trials, the capsule has been subjected to multiple detonations of military grade high explosives directly under the hull and it has survived with inferior accelerations inflicted upon the occupants which are well below those known to cause significant injury.
The Ranger has been designed from its inception to provide a very high degree of crew protection from both conventional and asymmetric threats. Whilst most such patrol vehicle designs strive to achieve STANAG 4569 with Level 4 protection, RANGER takes this as its baseline and start point. The heart of the design centres upon an advanced, hardened steel monocoque crew safe ‘survivability’ capsule suspended within the outer hull. During extensive trials, the capsule has been subjected to multiple detonations of military grade high explosives directly under the hull and it has not only survived ground explosions more effectively than other vehicles in its category but has protected the occupants from injury significantly more effectively.
This survivability solution includes: a. A ‘V’ shaped hull. b. An armoured belly plate c. A floating floor d. An energy absorbing, suspended crew seating system which is designed to be quick release in an emergency and the individual seats can then be used as a stretcher to evacuate casualties who are WIA e. An Integral spall lining f. A tuneable survivability solution with options including: 1. Passive Armour 2. Active or Reactive Armour (ERA) 3. Hard kill DAS solutions 4. All automotive components are fitted out with of this resilient hull. Only the steering column enters this capsule.