The System protects against combat-initiated and slow-growth fires featuring high-speed detection within 5m sec & suppression within 150 sec. increased survivability of the battle tanks not only from FIRE but also from penetration of HE/KE projectiles into diesel fuel tanks or hydraulic oil reserves. Uses of ‘AFDSS’ results in substantial increase in the crew and vehicle survival, reduced vehicle loss, increased capability & crew morale.

Salient Features:

1. Ultra Fast Optical Detection less than ‘5m sec’.
2. Micro-Controller based design.
3. Suppression within ‘150m sec’ – an increased safety of the man & the machine.
4. Response to slow growth fire.
5. Audio /visual alarm for warning
6. Better chances to detect fire at its incipient stage, therefore higher assurance of extinguishing it faster and thereby increased safety to crew.
7. A ‘Proven System’ having more than 10000 installations world wide.
8. Tested for MIL & JSS-55555 specifications.
9. Immune to false signals at any distance-prevents accidental operation of the system.
10. Automatic extinguishers with on-broad status monitoring and automatic switch over facility
11. Add-on instruments like Pocket PC for maintenance and easy Diagnostics and Flame Simulators for system testing in the tank.

Automatic Fire Detection & Suppression System for AFVs:

1. Automatic Fire Detection & Suppression System (AFDSS) is developed and approved system in-service on Army tanks and DRDO Projects.
2. AFDSS already offered for various military vehicle programmes as an Off-set component.
3. System is tested and approved by DGQA for JSS-55555 requirements.

Features:

1. Ultra-fast UV / IR Detectors
2. Detection Time < 5m sec
3. Micro-controller based MCU
4. Immune to ‘FALSE’ signals ‘AT ANY DISTANCE’
5. Response to ‘SLOW GROWTH FIRE
6. Halon alternative clean agent extinguishers