Tag: composite materials

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed new methods to enhance the ballistic performance and penetration resistance of ballistic armor by the application of...

NASA has selected six US aerospace primes to participate in a government-and-industry partnership to advance composite materials research and certification. In a statement announcing...

The U.S. Air Forces' Research Laboratory (AFRL) has implemented Hot Trailing Edge (HTE) skin composed of AFR-PE-4 composite material on the B-2 stealth bomber....

ShieldAll armor system, developed by Battelle and produced by PVI is an advanced material system using customized composites and materials including metals, ceramics, reinforcing...

Start < Page 3 0f 11 > One new product is Teijin's Laminated Fabric Technology, or LFT, a fabric woven from Twaron fibers with a large number of...

New Vehicles at DSEi 07: Based on a standard Iveco medium truck chassis which has been in military service for the past 15 years, CavCat...

The Macro-Composite Protection System (MAPS) armor, developed by Lockheed Martin provides protection against multiple hits of armor-piercing rifle bullets and high-speed fragments from improvised...

Start < Page 4 of 5 > Conventional steel armor defeats an incoming projectile by reducing its kinetic energy through ductile deformation. In a composite, ceramic...

This composite armor material is formed of titanium-carbide metal matrix, attached to metal or composite base liner. Exote armor is produced in various shapes...

Materials based on the Honeywell Spectra fiber are also used in various vehicular protection applications. Spectra Shield PCR designed from the Spectra fibers offers...

KEVLAR® is an organic, para-aramid man-made fiber technology which combines high strength with light weight, and comfort with protection. This material is five times...