AP Defence Production

Defence technology, driven by innovation.

For ten years we have invested in research, development and technological innovation, with a focus on military applications.

Research, development, innovation

Focus on military applications

Our approach

Explore our diverse portfolio of projects, from land vehicle management and underwater communication to optronic aiming, anti-sniper protection, and innovative solutions for semi-autonomous driving, all aimed at elevating defense capabilities.

Fifteen YEARS OF R&D INVESTMENT

FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL MILITARY

IN OPERATIONAL USE

Our products

Technologies for land, naval and underwater operations.

A decade of investment in research and development, from the latest products back to the first systems that went into service.

VISION

Vision Under Hatch
for Land Carriers
Through Assisted Navigation

VUHLCAN

Our flagship driving system. It lets crews operate combat, tactical and logistic vehicles where visibility and safety are at risk: hatch closed against enemy fire or NBC contamination, or at night and in poor visibility.

Hatch-closed driving for combat vehicles

Protection from enemy fire and NBC contamination

Night and low-visibility driving for tactical and logistic vehicles

Multispectral Aiming
High Resolution System

MAHRS

An optronic aiming system for machine guns and cannons up to 25 mm. It aligns the weapon quickly and precisely on the target, by day and by night.

Remote viewing through a monocular, binocular or display

Fits vehicles, ships and helicopters

AIMING

THERMAL

Multi-Camera
Thermal Imaging System

HYDRA

A real-time thermal vision platform that shows up to three cameras side by side at 1280×1024 and 50 fps. It makes low-contrast scenes easy to read, by day and by night.

Noise filtering, adaptive contrast, selectable palettes and digital zoom up to 8×

Panoramic or triangular layouts, with controls that hide to leave the full screen to the images

Camera NUC control over serial, screenshots and video recording, single-file Windows executable with kiosk mode

Shielding Highly Integrated
Vehicular Assembly

SHIVA

An anti-sniper protection system with laser and acoustic detection, and a reaction that scales from soft to hard.

Laser warner and gunshot detection

Smoke grenade launcher

Integrated Protection Manager interface

PROTECTION

UNDERWATER

Underwater console,
developed with Comsubin

NEPTUS

A console that keeps underwater operators in contact, sharing Blue Force Tracking information and navigation data during exercises and real operations.

Predefined, coded text messages to every other operator

Controlled through a Human Machine Interface

GPS, DVL, TMC, INS and acoustic modems

Semi-Autonomous Driving,
Platform and Independent Payload

GAPPI

A semi-autonomous driving platform with an independent payload, designed to keep on-board personnel away from high-risk activities in the naval and land sectors.

Remote driving of the platform

Independent management of the payload

Architecture, algorithms and prototype devices for the proof of concept