Military vehicles and systems
Dehumidification for storage and protection of military equipment
Proper storage is vital to maintaining defense equipment serviceability and reducing the maintenance costs. Munters military storage solutions help protect military vehicles and systems the world over.
Reducing humidity levels is a cost-effective way of ensuring the functionality and availability of military equipment. Humidity control prevents corrosion on metal surfaces, and inhibits the growth of mold and fungus on items with organic material. It also slows or prevents the degradation of chemical compounds in ammunition, optimizing its shelf life.
Applications for military vehicles and systems
Ground equipment
Typical applications include the storage of main battle tanks, armored and non-armored vehicles as well as at military equipment storage facilities at the barracks or during deployment, and protecting mobile shelters, containers and items such as goggles, sensors, radar systems, launchers, command and control posts, and stored ammunition in magazines or containers.
Naval equipment
Typical applications include mothballing ships with ship weapon and platform systems, such as gearboxes and radomes, and the protection of active ship weapon, sensor, communication systems and ammunition.
Aircraft equipment
Applications typically include protection of the inside of operational cabin aircraft. These aircraft have Munters climate control systems installed onboard: C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion and NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft, fighter aircraft such as the JAS-39 Gripen and Tornado fighter-bombers, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs.
Munters climate control systems create indoor storage spaces with the dry humidity conditions of the Arizona desert without wide temperature fluctuations for cost-effective storage in hangar spaces, hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) and covers. Protection for support equipment, including stored ammunition, chaff and flare packages, is also available.
With a track record of over 20,000 military installations, Munters has extensive first-hand experience providing effective military protection solutions to defense forces worldwide.
Contact Munters to inquire about our wide range of climate control solutions to protect military vehicles and systems.
Advantages:
- Prevents condensation, corrosion and mold
- Protects electrical systems and avionics
- Cost-efficient (no need to increase the temperature)
- Lower maintenance costs
- Higher availability
Protect military equipment and systems
According to the Swedish Defense Material Administration (FMV), U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve studies, investments in weapon system humidity control delivers a return on investment within months due to higher availability and reduced maintenance costs. Using Munters dehumidification solutions, dry air is used to completely envelop the materiel or, if that is not possible, is injected into critical areas within the total system or object. This method can be applied to stored items and objects as well as to active equipment that is used daily.
