X-Net Non-Lethal Vehicle Arrest System

The X-Net® system can fully arrest a range of vehicles using a unique spiked net design. The non-lethal system is man portable, can be deployed in a matter of seconds and causes minimal damage to target vehicles. TruX-Net™ is being developed to arrest a range of heavy vehicles weighing in excess of 10,000Kg. X-Tend™ is a prototype remote deployment solution that rapidly launches the X-Net®/TruX-Net™ and increases operator safety.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• X-Net
• stinger
• spike
• strip
• stop
• car

[obbriscol]

What if the vehicle is rear traction?

[DumKopfNZ]

It would still wrap around the front wheels and prevent them from moving, so you'd end up doing burnouts and not moving too far.

[anonymousencounter3]

my dads work invented that

[DumKopfNZ]

it's pretty awesome. Pity it hasn't been adopted around the world yet. Time will tell!

[philiphuynh]

@DumKopfNZ yeah... haven't even heard of the xnet until now.. and I thought it was something new well balls

[l337pwnage]

while I don't doubt it'll stop a little car like that, the driver doesn't even look like he is trying.

[TR4351]

An excellent invention and I think one day it will be really successful, one thing, is it re-usable or do the tires shred the net as the car locks up the wheels?

[hectorgodinez]

@princepersia1 Doesn't matter, it wrappes around the axle and lower engine, not just the tires. It was designed for the United States military to stop suicide car bombs into running into bases.

[hectorgodinez]

@DumKopfNZ Because it costs $9,000 and it's a one time use.

[rockhopper123452]

@anonymousencounter3 yea right

[themunster]

@princepersia1 you'd probably cook your clutch or break something in the transmission. the amount of torque required to break the net when its wrapped around the tyre like that is monumental.

[princepersia1]

What if you had a 1500Nm supercharged V8?

[Zildjian285]

The U.S military are using it as well as UK police (it was made by a British company).

[Zildjian285]

UK Police are already using these but I haven't seen them in action yet.