{"id":51436,"date":"2026-04-17T08:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advanced-manufacturing.be\/?page_id=51436"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:28:58","slug":"defence-zone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.advanced-manufacturing.be\/en\/defence-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51436\" class=\"elementor elementor-51436 elementor-51435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e408446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e408446\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oshkosh Combat Light Vehicle (CLV)           <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c915df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c915df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An impressive sight on the exhibition floor. The <strong>Oshkosh CLV (Falcon)<\/strong> combines robust engineering with operational flexibility \u2014 and demonstrates how precision mechanics and metalworking stand up to the most extreme conditions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fdf00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30fdf00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e11e53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e11e53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3938b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3938b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/277\/2026\/04\/undefined.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/277\/2026\/04\/undefined.png 432w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/277\/2026\/04\/undefined-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c994be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c994be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mobile metalworking workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf524c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf524c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A fully equipped <strong>mobile workshop for metalworkers<\/strong> \u2014 used where a professional workspace is often lacking. 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