Collapsible gun shield unveiled by BAE

source defensenews.com

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI)

BAE Systems, at a trade show in Washington, introduced a new, collapsible gun shield to facilitate easier transport of military vehicles.

The Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield-Reducible was on display at the Association of the U.S. Army 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington.

The patent-pending MCTAGS-R is the first height-reducible gunner protection kit designed to meet vehicle shipping height requirements and is part of the BAE Systems Modular Gunner Protection System family of protective armaments, providing protection from small arms and improvised explosive device fragments.

"The unique system allows the gun shield to collapse for storage during transport by ship, air and rail by reducing the height of the system to just six inches above the top of a vehicle," said Justin Stone, MCTAGS-R program manager at BAE Systems.

"We listened to the needs and concerns of our customers to design this new collapsible gun shield that provides a high-level of protection for the gunner and makes transporting the shield much easier."

The MCTAGS-R has been configured for installation on the M1114 and M1151 HMMWVs, Medium Vehicle Replacement, Logistic Vehicle System Replacement, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.