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QinetiQ’s New Seats Combine Rideability And Blast Mitigation Advances

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Friday, November 19th, 2010

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QinetiQ North America recently unveiled its new BlastRide seat for military vehicles, the only seat on the market to successfully combine an active damping system with the latest shock absorption technology, according to a company executive. "Right now, we're targeting literally every kind of vehicle...operating in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan," Bob Barrett, director strategy and business development, QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group, told sister publication Defense Daily recently. Soldiers are looking for solutions to both the explosive and…

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