Plasan

Plasan
Native name
פלסן סאסא בע"מ
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryDefence
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters,
Area served
worldwide
Key people
Moshe Elazar (CEO)
ProductsSurvivability, Armored vehicles, Robotics
OwnerKibbutz Sasa
Number of employees
650
SubsidiariesPlasan North America (PNA); AMEFO[1]
Websitewww.plasan.com

Plasan (Hebrew: פלסן) (incorporated as Plasan Sasa Ltd. and formerly as Plasan Sasa (ACS) Ltd.) is an Israeli-based company that now specializes in survivability solutions for all domains (land, air and sea), the design, development and manufacture of protected vehicles, and most recently maneuvering robotics.[2]

The company states it has designed over 420 armored vehicles, and that it has delivered over 40,000 armor solutions worldwide, with more than 25,000 vehicles fitted with Plasan armor delivered to United States Armed Forces.[citation needed]

The company has subsidiaries in France (AMEFO) and the United States, the larger of these, Plasan North America (PNA), established in 2006 as Plasan USA. Tortech Nano Fibres is a 2010-established joint-venture between Plasan and Q-Flo Ltd. of the UK.[3][2]

  1. ^ "Plasan". defense update. January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Plasan Flip Book". Plasan Sasa Ltd. August 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Plasan Sasa Ltd". Janes. March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2024.