Products

Ranger

Length: 1.30 m
Height: 0.50 m
Min. Protective width: 0.63 m
Max. Footprint width: 0.70 m
Weight: 1.60 kgs

Lite

Length: 3.20 m
Height: 0.50 m
Min. Protective width: 0.63 m
Max. Footprint width: 0.70 m
Weight: 3.60 kgs

M1

Length: 4.94 m
Height: 0.60 m
Min. Protective width: 0.98 m
Max. Footprint width: 1.00 m
Weight: 9.6 kgs

T2

Length: 4.90 m
Height: 0.50 m
Min. Protective width: 1.10 m
Max. Footprint width: 1.35 m
Weight: 7.50 kgs

T3

Length: 4.90 m
Height: 0.50 m
Min. Protective width: 1.65 m
Max. Footprint width: 1.90 m
Weight: 10.00 kgs

T4

Length: 4.90 m
Height: 0.50 m
Min. Protective width: 2.25 m
Max. Footprint width: 2.50 m
Weight: 13 kgs

Profile 300

Max. Height: 2.25 m
No. of Layers: 9

Profile 500

Max. Height: 4 m
No. of Layers: 16

Ground Stabilisation

Cell Nominal Diameter: 220, 250 & 350 mm
Cell Depth: 100, 150 & 250 mm

*Other sizes and colours are available to order

Floodcell

Length: 4.90 mm
Height: 0.50 mm
Min. Protective width: 1.10 mm
Max. Footprint width: 1.35 mm
Weight: 7.50 kgs

*Other sizes and colours are available to order

Advantages

The Best in Every Aspects

No Metal

Made using state-of-the-art bi-component technology, Defencell eliminates concerns about secondary shrapnel, RF interference and rust.

Ultra Lightweight

Defencell barriers weigh just 2.23 kilo grams per cubic meter unfilled, significantly lighter than traditional gabions, which weigh between 13.10 and 22.35 kilo grams per cubic meter.

Mobility

Defencell is easy to handle and transport and offers significant logistical advantages over sandbags and other barriers systems. Each unit is man portable, with a typical 4.9m long section, weighing less than 10 kilo grams.

Ease of Construction

Defencell units are easy to assemble without specialized equipment and can be quickly erected using standard mechanical or manual handling tools.

Compact

Defencell provides approximately five times more walling material than gabions in a standard 40' ISO container, holding an average of 5935 cubic meters of barriers compared to 1129 cubic meters of gabions.

Logistics

One cubic meter of packed Defencell expands to over 100 cubic meters of barrier, surpassing other Force Protection systems.

Strength

Defencell's cellular structure ensures continued protection, even if one cell is damaged, with adjacent cells maintaining stability.

Easy Disposal

Defencell barriers are easy to remove and dispose of, without the complications associated with wire baskets, ensuring hassle-free clean-up after use.

Simplicity

Defencell is modular in design and the barrier system comprises only five different units. Construction can be tailored in height, width and configuration to meet operational force protection requirements.

Packaging

All units packed in same standard pallets, 20 (or 40) per ISO container.

Defencell: Military Logistics

Defencell offers enormous logistical advantages compared to other deployable Force Protection systems. Up to ten times lighter and five times more compact than gabions, Defencell cuts delivery costs, uses less supply chain resources and is more effectively deployed to forward positions. All components are lightweight and man portable combined with modular packaging which gives significant improvements in storage and transport costs.

Sling It

Supplying forward operating base (FOB) fortifications can require a significant (and expensive) logistical commitment from air resources. Even a small FOB can easily require several containers of force protection equipment for perimeter security alone. Chinooks can lift up to 10 tons tandem, but are limited in the number of containers they can carry per trip.

Defencell systems help mitigate this logistical burden by providing a lightweight alternative to other fortifications. Defencell's compact design and lack of metal parts minimizes its logistical footprint, condensing up to five containers worth of barriers into one 9,000 kilo grams container.

This compact footprint reduces the number of necessary flights minimizing risk in combat environments and reducing repetitive exposure. These logistical advantages are achieved without compromising the protection afforded to the FOB.

Drop It

Military logistics are constantly pushing the limits of acceptable air drop altitudes. For C-130 pilots, dropping cargo from altitudes below 100 feet and pinpointing drops to within 10 to 15 meters is becoming standard operating procedure. Metallic cargo can easily be damaged at those altitudes as it does not have time to decelerate sufficiently. This limits the airdropping potential of metal-based force protection systems.

Defencell consists entirely of advanced bi-component material and can be dropped safely from altitude. The flexible yet strong construction makes Defencell highly compactable for easy palletisation. Up to five 463L airborne pallets of Defencell can fit within a C-130 -- enough to create two 100 man forward operating bases with walls over 2.5m high and 70m long (total perimeter 600+ metres).

Truck It

Convoys are essential to military transportation and logistics, but are unfortunately a primary target for IEDs and ambushes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Transporting fortifications for forward operating bases is especially dangerous due to the large amount of material that needs to be moved.

Defencell is a new generation of lightweight perimeter and compartmentalisation defence system that minimizes logistical requirements. A single pallet of Defencell weighs less than 350 kilo grams and provides sufficient units to build a 2 metre high wall more than 40 metres long. For comparison, an equivalent wire-based defensive wall would weigh 1400kilo grams.

A single 20 foot military container of Defencell can be used to construct one 100 man forward operating base with walls over 2.50m high and 600m perimeter (150m long x 150m wide). Defencell fortifications can be filled using locally available granular material (sand, dirt or rocks), and help protect against bullets, blasts, and vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs).

Pack It

Sometimes the soldier's only logistical option is the pack on their back. Weighing only 3.6 kilo grams, the Defencell LITE is the first man portable force protection system capable of stopping up to .50 calibre small arms fire.

Individual LITE personnel protection units can be filled using minimal resources. Two soldiers armed with shovels and locally available fill (sand, rock or gravel) can fully construct a LITE within minutes. A single LITE unit provides the equivalent protection of 160 sandbags in a fraction of the setup time.

The LITE can be configured for custom heights and widths depending on the expected threat, and can be separated to form smaller cells, if desired.

Logistics - Save Space, Save Lives

On the battlefield, excess cargo deliveries can put the warfighter in harm's way. Factors such as payload weight and package survivability can directly affect delivery methods. Defencell Force Protection Systems feature highly efficient packaging that is light enough for sling-load operations and durable enough to withstand high-impact airdrops. Packaging has been optimized to maximize space, improve package survivability and reduce container weight.

Packed to Survive

Maximize space and reduce risk of product damage with Defencell packaging. Defencell units are Advanced Technical Fabric, providing the ability to withstand high-impact airdrops.

Space-Saving Design

Produce a 100-man FOB that measures 250x250x8 feet with a single 20-foot Defencell container. In comparison, it would require five containers of wire-mesh gabions to equal one Defencell container.

Man-Portable Fortress

Carry up to three Defencell units by rucksack for expedient defence in remote locations - the equivalent force protection of more than 600 sandbags.

Defencell Features

FLEXIBLE DELIVERY

Compact and lightweight packaging that can be airdropped, sling-loaded or even hand-carried to remote locations.

SPACE-SAVING DESIGN