Carmor Integrated Vehicle Solutions (previously known as Hatehof) is an Israeli company that manufactures

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, aircraft refuelers, fire fighting trucks,

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and special purpose

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Overview

Carmor is based in the Ziporit industrial zone in

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, Israel. The company employs a team of

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s from many fields, and works on multiple projects/builds simultaneously. Carmor currently has around 100 employees and provides the required services in-house, such as the

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, manufacture,

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, inspection, professional literature, and cataloging. It is also a major supplier to the Israeli army.

History

Carmor was found in 1947 as Ha-tech-of - Haifa Technical Office, as a workshop for installing armour on tracks, to protect them against rifle fire during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. In 1954, Carmor started manufacturing Fuel tankers and Aircraft refuelers, and become the major supplier to the Israeli Civil and military markets. In 1981, Carmor had an

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on the

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, raising funds to enable the company to diversify and expand its product lines. The company started manufacturing

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and Vehicle Trailer. In 2001, Carmor signed a deal to supply airplane and helicopter refuelers to the

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. The contract was worth some

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28 million. In 2005, Carmor introduced the Wolf Armoured Vehicle, a 4x4 multi-purpose armored vehicle with a high degree of flexibility, built utilizing a low-cost commercial 4x4 chassis of the

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with an automatic gearbox driven by a diesel engine, jointly developed with

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. The vehicle's armor and design offers a high degree of protection. It is available in troop carrier, command vehicle, rescue vehicle, logistics support and ambulance configurations. The Israel Ministry of Defense placed a $20 million order for Wolf Armoured Vehicle. The vehicles replaced aging light vehicles used by the Armed Forces of Israel. In 2011, the company was in financial straits due to a drop in orders and

200 million in debts. The company's creditor banks appointed a

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to save it. In 2016 Hatehof was renamed Carmor.

Products

Armoured vehicles

* Zibar Ultra-High Mobility Special Operations Vehicle * Wolf Armoured Vehicle * Hurricane MRAP * Mantis MRAP * Xtream High Mobility Armored Vehicle

Homeland security

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s * Riot control Vehicles

Civilian

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s * Aircraft refuelers

References

External links

Carmor website
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