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effective and safe product line. Enter the
Multi-Purpose Infantry Munition System
(MPIMS), a family of products developed
and produced by OY Forcit AB of Hanko,
Finland, that spans the full spectrum of
applicable requirements.
FORCIT DEFENSE, HANKO, FINLAND
Forcit Defense is one of the forerunners
in Insensitive Munitions (IM)
technology, manufacturing IM defense
products with its own Plastic Bonded Explosives
(PBX) product family. It is part of
OY FORCIT AB – a Finnish based company
that has explosive expertise since 1893.
Forcit Defense has been developing and
manufacturing innovative defense systems
for armed forces globally since the 1920s.
Since the early 1980s Forcit Defense has
been serving western defense forces as
well as International defense product
manufacturers with world class IM
PBX products. The product range covers
a wide variety ranging from special
forces/combat engineering charges to
underwater systems.
MULTI-PURPOSE INFANTRY MUNITION
SYSTEM (MPIMS)
The family of MPIMS consists of a
squad/platoon trainer, A MILES (Multiple
Integrated Laser Engagement System)
integrated Force on Force simulator, two
less lethal systems, and two lethal Directed
Fragmentation Charges (DFCs) that may
contain either stainless steel ball bearings,
tungsten ball bearings, or a combinations
of both. The MPIMS takes the legacy system
anti-personnel mine and transforms
the idea into a system of munitions, exponentially
increasing the soldier’s, sailor’s,
marine’s or airman’s capability as well as
increasing his safety and that of his unit
and other friendly forces. The MPIMS
family allows the operator to escalate the
level of force needed at any given time on
the battlefield. MPIMS has already proven
itself in combat, being deployed to and
used in Afghanistan, and has been selected
by the NATO Industry Advisory Group
(NIAG) as the “next generation defense
system for area denial and protection.”
SQUAD AND PLATOON
TRAINER MULTI-PURPOSE I
NFANTRY MUNITION (MPIM)
The SQD/PLT Trainer version of the
MPIMS family meets the requirement
for training and qualification on the system.
The SQD/PLT trainer is a simple,
low-cost training system that mimics the
actual functioning of the MPIMS family,
spanning from force on force trainer and
Mini-MPIM on spike mount
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