New "Homeland Security" vehicle unveiled.

FCW dot COM ^ | Jan. 26, 2001 | BY George I. Seffers

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The Army is preparing to unveil a new concept truck?smarTruck?that is touted as having "James Bond-like" capabilities.

The light tactical vehicle, a production model Ford F-350, is designed to provide the Army with an electronic platform to test, integrate and showcase cutting-edge technologies entering the market from the automotive industry.

The initiative allows the Army to insert the latest wireless communication, situational awareness and soldier safety technologies into its tactical wheeled vehicles. The objective is to demonstrate these technologies through the integration of commercially available intelligent subsystems using a standard data link.

The truck is capable of disorienting the enemy with its headlights, fending off attackers with electrified door handles, and emitting smoke screens to obscure a pursuer's line of vision, among other things.

It will be unveiled at 2 p.m. March 5 at the Society of Automotive Engineers' World Congress in Detroit. The truck will be at the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command's National Automotive Center booth.

The National Automotive Center is an element of TACOM and is the Army's focal point to develop automotive technologies in partnership with industry, academia and other government agencies. It integrates commercial and military research to improve the performance of military ground vehicles. It accelerates the exchange and implementation of automotive technologies by fostering relationships and forming cost-sharing partnerships.

The Army's new Smar Truck lll concept, designed for America's homeland security, or for use in a war zone, sits outside Cobo Center March 6, 2004 before being put on display for it's March 8 unveilling at the Society of Automotive Engineers 2004 World Congress.

Built in partnership with International Truck and Engine Corporation, the vehicle showcases the latest in armor protection, and detection and deterrent capabilities.

Smar Truck lll is equipped with a weapons station module featuring a remote controlled .50-caliber machine gun which rises from the back of the vehicle and has sniper-detection directional sound capabilities. REUTERS/HO/Rebecca Cook

[martin_fierro]

#20 was supposed to be to you. <|:(~

[Tijeras_Slim]

All is forgiven.

[Fierce Allegiance]

You might find this interesting.

[Constitution Day]

Gayest vehicle EVER.

[templar]

The truck is capable of disorienting the enemy with its headlights, fending off attackers with electrified door handles, and emitting smoke screens to obscure a pursuer's line of vision, among other things.

So, our Army wants a vehicle designed to run away and hide from an enemy rather than engage him? I doubt it. Something more to this than meets the eye; what's the future role of our Army to be that they need something like this? And where?

[DTA]

>>>>>looks like crap. Why is Homeland Security busy making a fancy car for itself? <<<<<

They had mean parents who bought them no toys.

[Snake65]

But can it outperform the EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle?

Ziskey rates the Russians: "They're Pussies!"

[DTA]

>>>>>>Something more to this than meets the eye; what's the future role of our Army to be that they need something like this? And where?<<<<<

Riot control in Hometown, U.S.A.

[JohnGalt]

Federal SWAT teams hid in the parking lot while two skinny shot gun wielding teenagers watched their classmates bleed to death, so I guess anything is possible.

[Atlas Sneezed]

[Atlas Sneezed]

[TigersEye]

What kinda mileage does it get?

[avg_freeper]

It looks like something from Soylent Green.

All it needs is a big ol' people scooper on the front end.

[showme_the_Glory]

Gotta love them cornbinders.

[hardhead]

What you don't see is the stowaway 'people scooper' that dumps 'em into the bin in the back, to be turned into nutritious little green square wafers.

[Don W]

That's NOT a F**d front end, it's an International!

The IH site I frequent most has been all abuzz about this truck for nearly 3 weeks. It's also going to be released in a pickup version.

Yes, I definitely want one, but I need 4wd.

[robertpaulsen]

Can they get any more windows in the thing? I don't care if they're bulletproof -- looks like they're going sightseeing.

Take a tip from Brinks, for crying out loud.

[CougarGA7]

I thought they would come up with something less conspicuous.

[martin_fierro]

THANKS for finding that!

I spent about 1/2 hour looking around on the Net, to no avail.

[verity]

The engineers have been in Wolfie's stash again!