 In 2007, Ashot won a tender to manufacture the Drivetrain and hydro-mechanical suspension enabling cross-country mobility, for both the Merkava Mk.4 tank and the Namer Armoured personnel carrier.In 2011, Ashot acquired Illinois based Reliance Gear Corporation, a manufacturer of custom and precision gearing that was founded 1965, which today operates as a fully owned subsidiary of Ashot.