FAUN TRACKWAY Develops Adaptable Roadway Beam Dispenser To Widen Market Appeal

There’s hardly a week goes by without news of another country slashing its defence budget, and our conversations with militaries show they’re caught in a balancing act between bolstering their expeditionary capabilities and operating within ever more tightly squeezed resources.

What came out of our discussions was the need for defence manufacturers to provide quality, cost-effective products that can be adapted to suit different environments across the world.

In response, FAUN TRACKWAY’s team of expert engineers has developed a flexible portable roadway beam dispenser to suit all lightweight vehicle mobility needs.
Based on our popular Medium Ground Mobility System, the MGMS-BD is a dispenser system that facilitates the rapid deployment and collection of different lengths of military-grade Trackway. It can be fitted to a wide range of front-end loaders, which means armed forces shouldn’t have to invest in a dedicated vehicle.

Like the other mobility solutions in our portfolio, the MGMS-BD will prevent vehicles from getting bogged down in challenging terrain, and is particularly suitable for beach landings.

A standout feature of the MGMS-BD is its rotating head, allowing the system to be rotated 180 degrees so the plant can fit through smaller gaps, further aiding forces’ manoeuvrability.

While the rotating system is clearly a huge benefit in combat scenarios, for those who don’t need this level of capability, FAUN TRACKWAY is launching the MGMS-BD LITE, a lighter, cost-effective option.

We’re anticipating there to be wider appeal for this product from the civilian market, being a competitively priced way of laying temporary roadways when protection is needed for the ground below, such as utilities and construction.

Both the MGMS-BD and MGMS-BD LITE will launch in March 2014 – watch this space for more details.