In an increasingly unstable geopolitical world, military wheeled and tracked vehicles are becoming more and more important in modern defense strategies. They have to meet the highest standards of protection, mobility and flexibility – while also remaining technologically up to date. The growing digitalization and complexity of vehicle architectures requires networked development processes in which simulation, software development and electronic systems play a central role.

• Holistic partner for system houses

  For almost two decades, the EDAG Group has been a trusted engineering and production partner for international military system houses. We are familiar with the specific legal and technical conditions in the defense sector - from security clearance, export regulations and the War Weapons Control Act to NATO STANAG requirements, MIL standards, VG standards and TL guidelines. As a holistic development partner, we support our customers from the concept design to series development, including validation, to obsolescence management. In addition, we act as a series supplier for EE components and cable harnesses. 

• Market opportunities: digitization, protective technologies, efficiency

  Demand for highly mobile, protected wheeled and tracked vehicles is growing – both for multinational operations and for national defense. Pioneering technologies such as digital twins, AI-supported systems and virtual blast simulations are opening up new possibilities for developing vehicles that are safer, more efficient and more cost-effective. In the field of armor and protection systems, modern solutions provide precisely tailored protection against ballistic mines and IED threats – verified by realistic blast simulations, including tools such as IMPETUS Afea. 

• Technological challenges: protection versus mobility

  One of the key challenges remains the balance between protection level, weight and mobility. Modern armor must provide comprehensive ballistic protection, but must not restrict agility or range. At the same time, the requirements for modular platform concepts, system interoperability and compliance with international security and export standards are increasing.
  Together, we develop wheeled and tracked vehicles that are optimally designed to meet the requirements of a wide range of operational environments – robust, connected and future-proof.

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• Concept design / package
• series development including validation
• supplier control
• prototype support and construction
• international start-up support
• series supplier

• Project management
  • requirements management
  • risk and change management
  • virtual development and simulation tools
  • data and release management
• Technical documentation and editing
  • according to ASD/AIA S1000D
  • with associated spare parts catalogs according to ATA Spec S2000
• Complete vehicle/package/ergonomics
  • complete vehicle/package/ergonomics 
• Development and integration of protection systems
  • Analysis of the protective cover
  • Development and integration of protective systems in the visible and non-visible range according to military standards
  • Use of new technologies such as 3D printing of high-strength steel parts

   

• Quality and tolerance management
  • Quality process
  • Supplier management
  • Three-dimensional tolerance calculations, simulations and analyses
  • Visualization of tolerance variations
• Electrical/electronic/control unit/software
  • Embedded component development with prototype construction
  • Embedded software development
  • IT/cloud software development
  • Functional safety
  • Verification and software integration
• Virtual validation and testing
  • Blast and ballistics simulation
  • Creation of complete validation plans
  • Support in preparing for homologation procedures
  • Stiffness, strength and misuse testing
  • Vibration and acoustics
  • Operational and fatigue strength
• Flow simulations (aerodynamics, air conditioning)
  • Electrical engineering/electronic calculations (including EMC, thermomechanics, cables and PCBs) 

   

• Prototype and small series production
  • Production of steel and plastic components
  • Production of assemblies
• Production planning of modular fixture construction
  • Architecture and construction planning / planning of media supply
  • Factory planning
  • Forming technology
  • Technology CFRP / plastics
  • Automated welding production and paint planning
  • Special equipment construction
  • Assembly planning
  • Logistics planning