Eurosatory 2024 demonstrates increased demand for Minefield Breaching Capability
Eurosatory 2024 reflected the rising need for minefield breaching capabilities. Driven by recent events in Ukraine and modernisation programmes throughout NATO, Pearson Engineering saw a surge in interest for the proven Route Opening Mine Plough (Full Width Mine Plough) in partnership with a number of vehicle OEMs.
Pearson Engineering’s Route Opening Mine Plough was prominently displayed on FFG’s WiSENT 2, a versatile platform for engineering, mine clearance, recovery and bridge-laying operations.
For many years, Pearson Engineering and FFG have collaborated on a number of contracts to supply combat engineering equipment to armed forces across Europe, including most recently on the supply mine ploughs to Ukraine.
An initial contract was announced in January 2023 with a follow-on contract awarded in May 2024 for an additional undisclosed number of mine ploughs for several NATO nations.
Learn more on FFG and Pearson Engineering’s collaboration to supply Mine Plough UORs to Ukraine
Displaying a catalogue of land vehicles on their impressive stand at Eurosatory, Rheinmetall also featured Pearson Engineering’s Route Opening Mine Plough along with a Lane Marking System and Magnetic Signature Duplicator on their AEV3 KODIAK.
AEV3 KODIAK is Rheinmetall’s third generation of armoured engineer vehicle offering army engineers a robust, reliable and future-proof engineering vehicle with state-of-the-art equipment and high levels of protection and mobility. The concept platform combines modern engineering technology with tried and tested components from the iconic Leopard 2 battle tank.
More than 3,000 Pearson Engineering’s Mine Plough variations (Route Opening Mine Plough, Self-Protection Mine Plough, VECTOR and so forth) have been delivered to end-users across five continents to integrate on a wide range of combat vehicles.
“It was a pleasure to collaborate with our partners at Milrem, Rheinmetall and FFG during Eurosatory. Collectively, we demonstrated the value of tried, tested and proven equipment to meet the requirements of today, as well as to anticipate the needs of tomorrow’s fight. Together with the equipment displayed on our booth, I believe Pearson Engineering has demonstrated its ability to support end-users now and to anticipate the future of combat engineering. We’d like to extend our many thanks to all who visited us throughout the event.”
Richard Beatson – Business Development Director at Pearson Engineering