The ST-100 is a multi-mission armored vehicle that appeared for the first time during the activities of the Military and Defense Industries Exhibition EDEX in 2018 in Cairo. It is produced at the 200 Military Factory in cooperation with the International Marathon United Technology Group (IMUT), which is a purely Egyptian company, and was previously headquartered in South Africa. Under the name SASKA, it was owned by an Egyptian businessman. The company began developing the armored vehicle in 2016, before moving to Egypt in 2018, rebranding it as IMUT, and entering into a partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production.
Design
The most important feature of the vehicle is its unique design designed to combat explosive devices and mines, which takes the shape of the letter V from the bottom, which places it in the category of vehicles resistant to mines and explosive devices (MRAP), noting that it does not have a traditional chassis, but rather has a unified chassis, or what is known as a Monocoque. It is like a shell or capsule, but it is reinforced in the lower section with materials that are highly resistant to explosions, in addition to the tremendous advantage in the event that it is exposed to a high-explosive explosive device, so that the part containing the crew is separated from the rest of the armored vehicle to ensure their survival, and it can be installed on another hull without problems. In addition, the individual seats themselves are equipped with technology to absorb shocks resulting from the explosion of explosive devices and mines. It also features the ability to dismantle, install and replace the engine without any complications to facilitate maintenance or replacement work in the theater of operations.
The length of the armored vehicle reaches 6.4 meters, its width reaches 2.6 meters, its height reaches 3.8 meters, and its total weight without a load is 14.5 tons and reaches 18 tons with a maximum load.
Armament
The vehicle is equipped with a camouflage net that reduces radar and thermal signatures, in addition to having an integrated combat and protection system that can be equipped upon request:
•VPJS electronic obstruction and jamming system on various communications bands and wireless networks to neutralize remote explosive device detonation systems. It is jointly developed by IMUT and the Ministry of Military Production, with the assistance of electronic countermeasures specialists from Switzerland.
•The French Metravib PILAR V system is specialized in monitoring and identifying sources of fire through acoustic fingerprinting to direct the automatic weapon station operating by remote control to eliminate snipers and armed elements during fighting in cities and narrow areas.
•Soft-Kill Active Protection System consists of monitoring and warning sensors against laser beams and anti-armor missiles, along with thermal and electro-optical jamming means, smoke screen launchers, and an aerosol that blocks electro-optical, thermal, laser, and radar guidance capabilities, as it contains particles of red phosphorus. The burner and aluminum are covered with fiberglass as well as some brass particles (composed of 30% zinc and 70% copper).
•The vehicle can be armed with a 7.62 x 51 mm multiple machine gun, a 12.7 x 99 mm heavy machine gun, or a 40 mm grenade launcher, all of which can be installed on a remote-controlled weapon station. The defense system and the automatic machine gun station are controlled through the Battle digital battle management system, which can be added to armored vehicles, especially specialized combat versions, which can be armed with anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, or mortars.
•The armored vehicle contains a set of cameras and thermal sensors to support the driver and transmit everything going on around it to the crew’s internal screens, to ensure Situational Awareness of the surrounding situation in the area of operations.
Protection level
The vehicle has a high level of protection, and the level of armor protection against bullets reaches Stanag-4 if additional armor is provided, which can withstand 14.5x114 mm bullets, with the possibility of adding Anti-Blast Seats. Modern seats provide STANAG 4568 levels of protection and meet by NATO AEP-55 standards. The folding seats are wall-mounted with an advanced energy damper dampening system, a four-point safety harness and an adjustable headrest. And Advanced Impact Mat shock-absorbing floor.