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HOW DOES IT WORK? When armed, two spring-loaded electrodes extend upward to deliver a short-duration electrical pulse as they contact the undercarriage of a passing car, truck, or van. The charge causes its electronics to malfunction temporarily, stopping the vehicle. The driver can restart the engine and continue to his/her destination after security personnel determine that no threat was present.
OPERATIONAL IMPACT PEVS complements an installation's robust entry control point (ECP) measures by providing forces with additional decision time and space to validate that a perceived hostile intent/act is, in fact, hostile. Users can engage large and small vehicles at safer standoff ranges without harming passengers or personnel, mitigating potential vehicle-borne threats and enhancing force protection. This capability supports the full spectrum of military objectives inherent in the National Defense Strategy's framework and across the competition continuum.