Ashot Ashkelon - Drive Train, Suspension and Mobility solutions for Tanks & APC's; Tungsten Based Armor Penetrators and Fragments Manufacture

Ashot provides Built to Print & Built to Spec. capabilities of Suspensions Systems, Main Automatic Transmissions, Final Drives, Transfer Boxes, Drop Boxes, PTO's and wide range of gear based assemblies and shafts for Main Battle Tanks such as the Merkava and Abrams, Heavy & light Armored Personal Carriers (Tracked & Wheeled) such as the Namer, M113 and various of defense applications.

Ashot is also a developer and a manufacture for state of the art Tungsten Armor Penetrators and Fragments and balance weights.

Your natural partner

Ashot is an active partner in innovative design and large scale production for the finest Main Battle Tanks and APC's global programs. Ashot combines an innovative engineering and high quality production capabilities to meet her finest products.

This unique process is based on over 40 years of experience and close relationship with the Israeli Defense Forces in any armor vehicle ever designed, along with the flexibility of design according to the main programs; this allows Ashot to present solutions for any demand of vehicle desired.

A one of its kind combat experience

Ashot engineers and program managers possess a strong and high ranked military background in the field of armored vehicle design and demands. The leading teams use their unique specialties, based on their vast experience and know-how in mobility and armored vehicles design, to define performance and demands needed in combat areas and at the battle field; those in-sights are translated into Ashot products and sustain a common language and a long term relationship with our end costumers, the fighting forces.

In-House development and manufacture synergy

Ashot is a vertically integrated company which owns full facilities and state-of-the-art equipment needed for design, manufacture, assemble and perform full load test to the myriad of military components produced and rebuild under a single roof. Ashot has made a significant investment in specialized production and quality control equipment which meet the highest military manufacture specifications. All processes are in house and fully vertically integrated to assure a superior product.

As a result, Ashot is able to deliver in a short notice what is usually delivered in years. This sustained competitive advantage is reached due to a high level of commitment to our clients and partners and the full in-house capabilities. Ashot is your one stop shop in design and production.

References

Ashot solutions and products have been purchased by various Ministries of Defense such as the Israeli Defense Forces, American TACOM Warren, Turkish MOD and more; all products been tried and tested by dozens of armed forces in the most demanding battlefields such as: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq and more.

Ashot is proud to be a partner in design and production of Final Drive, Suspension Systems and main transmissions located at:

• Main Battle Tanks: Merkava (MK I-IV), M1 (Abrams), M60 (Patton & Turkish), M88 (Recovery Tank) and T-55
• Self propelled Artillery: M109 PALADIN & M107
• Heavy & Light APC's: NAMER, Israeli PUMA, Achzarit & M113

Why Ashot

With both build to-print and total design capabilities, Ashot offers gear-based systems assemblies and components for existing products, for new programs and for upgrade programs, including all stages of design, production and delivery. Ashot has full capabilities to upgrade or provide life extension programs to a variety of Tanks, Armored Personnel Carriers and other tracked and wheeled vehicles; western or eastern bloc design.

Well experienced engineering skills along with high capacity production capabilities and in addition to strong financial strength, Ashot is placed as a leader in new design or upgrade programs for Tanks and APC's.