MILITARY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Vehicle hull design featuring a V-shaped cross-section to deflect blasts upward, enhancing protection against landmines and IEDs.

A nuclear warhead feature allowing adjustable explosive yield, typically via selectable charge configurations, to optimize effects for different targets.

Vehicle-mounted EW Systems are electronic warfare systems installed on military vehicles to jam or disrupt enemy communications, radar, and sensors, while protecting friendly forces from electronic attacks.

Vertical Spring: a tank suspension system in which coil or leaf springs are mounted vertically to support the road wheels, allowing vertical movement to absorb shocks.

Military aircraft designed for transporting high-ranking personnel, critical cargo, or specialized missions requiring dedicated airlift capabilities.

A volute spring is a conical coil compression spring whose coils increase in diameter, used in some tank suspension systems to provide progressive resistance.