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Shladot

Light armored vehicles and mobilized homeland security solutions

Israel
51-200

Vitality Radar

49
Current
6M History
Industry
Updated 7 days ago

Pillar Analysis

Presence
Digital footprint, brand visibility, and online reach across channels
46
Business
Revenue signals, funding status, partnerships, and market traction
58
Innovation
R&D activity, patents, product launches, and technology adoption
42
Pulse
Recent momentum — hiring trends, news mentions, and social engagement
38
Capacity
Team strength, leadership depth, and organizational scale
63

Strategic Assessment

Strategic Vector

Shladot is a mature Israeli armored vehicle and protection systems manufacturer focused on supplying military, police, and security customers with COTS-based light armored platforms and related protected mobility solutions.

Efficiency Ratio

Given a mid-sized team and long-standing product lines, Shladot appears to convert engineering and production resources into steady but not hyper-scale output, with an emphasis on tailored contracts rather than volume-led growth.

Evidence Signals

1 negative signal
Customer Win HIGH IMPACT HIGH CONF 12 Jul 2021

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a sole supplier contract worth about $10 million to MDT Armor, the American subsidiary of Shladot, for production and supply of David urban light armored combat vehicles for the Israel Defense Forces.

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Customer Win MEDIUM IMPACT HIGH CONF 15 May 2023

Greek Police adopted and have been using a David armored vehicle manufactured by Shladot along the country’s northern border, with the vehicle tailored to police requirements as a five-door SUV configuration.

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Product Launch MEDIUM IMPACT HIGH CONF 16 Jul 2026

Shladot introduced an armored cabs and cab protection kits offering for military and paramilitary trucks, providing crew survivability while maintaining vehicle operational capability and logistics footprint.

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Product Launch LOW IMPACT HIGH CONF 15 Jun 2023

Shladot updated its armored vehicles product family, emphasizing the David and Tiger families based on commercial off-the-shelf platforms, with multiple armor levels and seating configurations for military and law enforcement users.

View source Israel
Product Launch LOW IMPACT HIGH CONF 22 Jun 2023

Shladot published a detailed description of the Tiger Mk II armored vehicle as a cost-effective, highly armored, light protected all-terrain vehicle for a crew of up to 12 with protection up to STANAG III.

View source Israel
Product Launch LOW IMPACT HIGH CONF 29 Mar 2023

Shladot formalized a customized vehicle armoring service providing turnkey armored solutions for customer-specific vehicles, defining armor level, load capability, and cost parameters jointly with clients.

View source Israel
Regulatory Action HIGH IMPACT MEDIUM CONF 22 Mar 2026

A human rights watchdog reported that David armored vehicles manufactured by MDT Armor, owned by Shladot, are used by the Israeli military in operations associated with routine human rights violations in the occupied West Bank, increasing reputational and political risk exposure.

View source Israel

About
Shladot designs and manufactures light, battle-proven armored transport vehicles and mobilized ground systems. Its flagship platform, the David Light Armored Vehicle, provides blast and ballistic protection for military, special forces, and law enforcement personnel during combat and counterinsurgency operations.
Relevancy
Designs and manufactures the David Light Armored Vehicle and mobilized ground systems delivering blast and ballistic protection for military, special forces, and law enforcement personnel during combat, counterinsurgency, and high-threat transport operations. Battle-proven Israeli light-armor platform with international export.
Tags
#lightarmor #armoredvehicles #ballisticprotection #blastprotection #counterinsurgency #davidlav

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