Sandf Unveils Smarter Multipurpose Container
The defence force has unveiled a multipurpose container worth R100 000 to be used for transporting ammunition, medication, military equipment and suppliers.
The container was built and designed by a Johannesburg-based company, Container World, and is set to save the department about R500 000 in transportation costs.
Briefing the media in Pretoria today, Officer Commanding of the Military Health Base Depot Gideon Odendaal said the idea came after the previous vehicle had to be replaced since it was too costly to repair and service.
"We assisted in designing the container, we told the manufacturers exactly what we wanted," said Colonel Odendaal.
"We needed something that can be used on our vehicles that we already have, we did not want a new vehicle for that," he said.
It is designed to accommodate and transport all the necessary military equipment with ease, he explained.
The container can easily be transported by either road or by air transport and has unique features such as a sleeping quarter for two or three people and is bulletproof.
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13 Août 2004 à 17:23 dans
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