Joint Program Office (JPO) MRAP
US Marines Expeditionary Power Systems
Redstone Arsenal
Mechron personnel designed a 14 kW DC APU for integration with Joint Program Office MRAP vehicles. The sample APU passed a wide range of temperature and altitude testing (MIL-STD-810F) and power quality testing (MIL-STD-705C) and was down selected for vehicle integration. Subsequent prototype APUs were supplied for the Cougar and Buffalo MRAPs, which were subject to further testing. These APUs were designed for extreme environmental conditions including operation while the vehicle is in motion, and featured hydraulic output suitable for driving a 35,000lb vehicle recovery winch. Based on the success of the MRAP APU developments, Mechron also developed 5 – 20kW APUs for testing purposes to the US Marines Expeditionary Power Systems Group and Redstone Arsenal.