Defence
Land Forces
Habia Cable has more than 30 years' experience in the design and manufacture of wires and cables for high performance defence land forces applications. This gives us a comprehensive understanding of customers' requirements for applications ranging from fighting vehicles to field services. We can supply cables for internal crew and engine bay environments and externally mounted equipment services.

Our experience as a major supplier in many European countries enables us to use pioneering materials which are able to meet the majority of internationally recognised specifications. Co-operating closely with your engineering specialists, we can also produce custom design cables to meet specific requirements.

TPS 125 XL - super-flexible, diesel and hot oil resistant cable jacket material
TPS 125 XL is a brand new material developed mainly for use in armoured vehicles and field communications equipment. The material is designed to withstand normal operating temperatures within the engine bay and crew compartments and it has excellent abrasion resistance and diesel and oil resistance, making it the ideal choice for the aggressive environment within an armoured vehicle.

Installation of equipment, cable and connectors inside tanks, APCs and other vehicles can often be extremley difficult because of severe space restrictions. TPS 125 XL provides the super-flexible solution to meet this challenge - in the tightest spaces.

Both the British Army's Bowman communications system and the Canadian Army's Iris system have been integrated by General Dynamics. Both include demanding specifications on cable jacket materials. The system must operate at a wide temperature range from -40 ^oC to +70 ^oC and be able to withstand a range of environmental challenges from desert sands to salt spray corrosion, fluid contamination and solar radiation effects.

Our TPS 125 XL meets the specification requirements for both systems - and cables using this material are specified on the Bowman project.