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New MoD, Industry Partnership To Develop First U.K. Center Of Excellence For Ceramic Armor

Gally Articola

Friday, September 20th, 2013

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The Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Kennametal Manufacturing UK Ltd are jointly funding a $3.1 million Center of Excellence for Ceramic Armor facility in Newport, South Wales. The center will be the largest in Europe and will help to sustain 50 local jobs. It will develop full size ceramic armor components for personnel and vehicle protection, large enough for full scale impact tests. Specialized manufacturing facilities mean that ideas generated in the development center can be produced on site in…

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