By Lockheed Martin UK [LMT] and researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a new lighter-weight method of improving the protection and survivability of armored vehicles, such as those used in operational environments by the U.K. army and special forces. Ceramic materials, increasingly replacing steel in armor plating to protect vehicles and their crews from the effects of attack are extremely resistant to penetration by hostile weaponry while weighing less than traditional armor plating. But a problem facing manufacturers has…
Lockheed Martin UK, University, Improve Ceramic Armor Protection
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