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the military is actively developing

the military is actively developing armored vehicles that look like civilian

armored vehicles that look like civilian

armored vehicles that look like civilian cars but have battlefield capabilities

cars but have battlefield capabilities

cars but have battlefield capabilities this prototype is called the smart truck

this prototype is called the smart truck

this prototype is called the smart truck it’s built on the frame of a stock

it’s built on the frame of a stock

it’s built on the frame of a stock vehicle you take a truck chassis and you

vehicle you take a truck chassis and you

vehicle you take a truck chassis and you throw away pretty much everything except

throw away pretty much everything except

throw away pretty much everything except the the wheels the suspension the seats

the the wheels the suspension the seats

the the wheels the suspension the seats and even the cab and then you build from

and even the cab and then you build from

and even the cab and then you build from the ground up so that what you’re doing

the ground up so that what you’re doing

the ground up so that what you’re doing is you’re making an extremely protective

is you’re making an extremely protective

is you’re making an extremely protective box that has a few firing ports and

box that has a few firing ports and

box that has a few firing ports and viewports out of it once armoured the

viewports out of it once armoured the

viewports out of it once armoured the army-installed multiple defensive

army-installed multiple defensive

army-installed multiple defensive features on the truck these include

features on the truck these include

features on the truck these include onboard computer and wireless

onboard computer and wireless

onboard computer and wireless communication systems night-vision

communication systems night-vision

communication systems night-vision cameras extremely bright lights on the

cameras extremely bright lights on the

cameras extremely bright lights on the front and rear bumpers to blind

front and rear bumpers to blind

front and rear bumpers to blind assailants pepper spray dispensers and

assailants pepper spray dispensers and

assailants pepper spray dispensers and electric shock door handles

if being chased the truck can put out a

if being chased the truck can put out a smokescreen drop tire piercing tax or

smokescreen drop tire piercing tax or

smokescreen drop tire piercing tax or dump an oil slick but when defensive

dump an oil slick but when defensive

dump an oil slick but when defensive measures aren’t enough the truck goes

measures aren’t enough the truck goes

measures aren’t enough the truck goes into the offensive mode a grenade

into the offensive mode a grenade

into the offensive mode a grenade launcher Rises out of the roof it’s

launcher Rises out of the roof it’s

launcher Rises out of the roof it’s operated by remote control from inside

operated by remote control from inside

operated by remote control from inside the cab of the vehicle

targets are sited with the help of four

targets are sited with the help of four cameras on the roof and a fifth camera

cameras on the roof and a fifth camera

cameras on the roof and a fifth camera mounted on top of the gun while the

mounted on top of the gun while the

mounted on top of the gun while the smart truck was created to explore new

smart truck was created to explore new

smart truck was created to explore new technologies to protect military and

technologies to protect military and

technologies to protect military and civilian passengers at home and abroad

civilian passengers at home and abroad

civilian passengers at home and abroad there is currently no plan to put it

there is currently no plan to put it

there is currently no plan to put it into production or active service