EOD
UXO (MINE) NEUTRALIZATION
Convoy Security
Force Protection
UGV's Armed Recon
Overwatch Remote Sniper
Checkpoint Security


Photo: T-250D atop an up-armored HMMWV

EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is a critical component of today’s high-speed military campaigns. Captured airfields and other forward areas need to be cleared quickly so friendly forces can move in.

Key Benefits of the TRAP T-250D for EOD:

  • Increased operational tempo
  • Enhanced EOD technician safety and effectiveness
  • Proven effectiveness neutralizing Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s)
  • Multiple weapons – DMR, M82A1M, AR-10T, SR-25
  • Increased standoff capability - reduces the chance of being caught in an ambush
  • Ability to operate from armored vehicles, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV’s), or dismounted behind cover
  • Superior Optics - PRI’s scope focus actuator dramatically increases usable zoom (up to 200x), making the small ordnance easier to differentiate from surrounding clutter. It also enables the identification of target points required to cause a high-order explosion

As a result of the TRAP T-250D’s unique capabilities, PRI has been awarded an eight-year contract from NAVSEA for an ID/IQ joint service contract to supply EOD teams with the T-250D Submunitions Clearance System (SCS). Units in theater have demonstrated the SCS’s capability and effectiveness performing the EOD mission.




Increased standoff distance of the TRAP T-250D SCS contributes to EOD technician safety when dealing with large ordnance such as the 500-pound Mk-82 (shown).




UXO (MINE) NEUTRALIZATION
In this application, a T-250D mounted atop an M-113 APC shoots at identified mines using the SMUD procedure.  The T-250D, when combined with the 360° drive, also gives the Engineers a vehicle-based force protection tool when on the move or performing missions other than mine clearing. The unit can also be quickly removed and placed on a tripod.


Checkpoint Security
The T-250D enables personnel to perform checkpoint security while positioned away from the immediate checkpoint zone.

  • Accurate fire allows for elimination of a single threat, multiple threats, and/or immobilization of the vehicle
  • Camera zoom assists in the determination of driver identification and intent well before the vehicle reaches a critical zone
  • Operator is not threatened by small arms suppression fire from the vehicle
  • Operator better conforms to Rules of Engagement (ROE) because he is not under direct threat




Convoy Security
The TRAP T-250D with its component 360° drive is ideal for the convoy security role. It enables its gunner to remain safely in the vehicle yet retain a formidable fighting capability.

The TRAP T-250D is:

  • Lightweight - Most convoy rolling stock, especially those HMMWV’s tasked with convoy security are already overloaded with equipment and armor. A complete T-250D system with the 360° drive, weapon, and ammo weighs about half the weight of competing systems.
  • Easy to install - Little or no modification is required to the vehicle. The TRAP mounts on a standard pintle receiver and draws 24V DC power from the vehicle.
  • Easy to operate - Minimal training is required to become proficient with the T-250D
  • Simple to remove from the vehicle - Can remain operational should the vehicle become disabled.  The vehicle crew can still fight from defilade with their TRAP placed on a tripod or have it easily picked up by other convoy members.  No other remote weapon station has this rapid mission/system recovery capability.

This quick integration, combined with the system’s affordable cost, means the TRAP T-250D can be rapidly installed on a wide variety of logistical/support vehicles. TRAP makes it possible to place a remote weapon station, with its associated soldier safety and superior warfighting capability, on a broad cross-section of the vehicle fleet.


Force Protection
The TRAP T-250D is ideally suited for the perimeter security of forward outposts/bases/airfields.

  • Operate individually or be networked together and operated from a central command center.
  • Provides substantial firepower combined with the ability to deliver that firepower with surgical accuracy.
  • One shot/one kill capability enables its operator to defeat a large opposing force. This represents a significant multiplier in force protection capability.
  • Placed on an outer perimeter line, TRAP T-250D’s can add significant depth to the perimeter’s security.
  • Maximum utility and maximum operational deployment for the TRAP. Unlike any other remote weapon station, the T-250D can be used on a vehicle to protect it while on convoy to a forward base, then removed from the vehicle and placed on the perimeter after it has arrived, thus adding to the force protection of that forward base.


UGV's Armed Recon
The T-250D is the selected weapon payload for the TALON UGV, manufactured by Foster-Miller. The combination of these two systems, named SWORDS, is a program of the US Army. This is the first warfighting UGV to be planned for deployment. Units are ready to go into Iraq in 2005.

  • The SWORDS, with its mounted T-250D, accommodates the same weapons as the standard T-250D, meaning a range of 5.56mm – 7.62mm fully automatic and .50cal semi-automatic weapons.
  • Tens of thousands of rounds have been fired from the wireless-controlled SWORDS units during its test and development phase.  The SWORDS unit has passed numerous safety board tests


Overwatch Remote Sniper
The accuracy of the T-250D makes it an ideal remote sniper or overwatch system. The T-250D enables its operators to scan a square, intersection, or length of road for extended periods. If a threat is detected, the system can eliminate it at the maximum range of the mounted weapon. The T-250D’s camera zooms in for maximum visual confirmation/ID of the threat. It is an ideal complement to traditional snipers.

  • Small and easy to transport.
  • Operates in excess of 24 hours with 4 BA5590s and the T-250D Battery Supply Unit.
  • Handoff between operators is fast and unambiguous with respect to the situation description.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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