This is an old article, but one worth reviewing again. The reason why I say that, is because a lot of old armored vehicles, that PMC’s are using, do not have these kinds of seats. There are so many forces at play, when a blast goes off under these vehicles, and sometimes there is too much emphasis placed on just the armor. You also need seats, that can absorb the shock wave from those blasts, that reverberate through the vehicle. The kinds of vehicles, that should get upgrades, are the South African made vehicles that are currently in use. Those would include the Mamba, the Casspir, and the Puma vehicles. -Head Jundi
Operational vehicles to be protected by ShockRide blast protection seats
ArmorWorks (published 10/09/2007)
Mine resistant vehicles from BAE to be equipped with blast attenuating seats from ArmorWorks (more…)