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The Armor Survivability Kit consisted of armored steel doors with bullet-proof glass, protective armored plating, and a ballistic windshield and came in either a two-door kit variant (weighing 900 pounds/409 kilograms) or a four-door kit variant (weighing 1,300 pounds/590 kilograms). [1] [2]
For the testing and calibration of anti-tank guns, the term rolled homogeneous armour equivalency (RHAe) is used when giving an estimate of either the penetrative capability of a projectile or the protective capability of a type of armour which may or may not be steel. Because of variations in armour shape, quality, material, and case-by-case ...
The Boxer is constructed from rolled all-welded steel armour to which the AMAP-B module-based appliqué armour kit can be fitted as required by mission threat estimates. AMAP-B modules are taken from the IBD Diesenroth (now Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH) AMAP modular armour package and are fitted to the vehicle with shock absorbing ...
Non-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), also known as non-energetic reactive armor (NERA), is a type of vehicle armor used by modern main battle tanks and heavy infantry fighting vehicles. NERA advantages over explosive reactive armor (ERA) are its inexpensiveness, multi-hit capability, [ 1 ] and ease of integration onto armored vehicles due to ...
Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP) is modular composite armour concept, developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering, since 2019 part of Rheinmetall Protection Systems. According to IBD AMAP is a 4th generation composite armour, making use of nano-ceramics and modern steel alloy technologies. [ 1 ]
Following initial combat performance, 7,500 kits were ordered and produced at a rate of 1,000 per month. [3] In February 2011, the U.S. Army ordered 829 nets for use on the Navistar MaxxPro. [4] In May 2012, QinetiQ received a contract for 420 more Q-Net kits. They have been used on Humvees, RG-31s, M-ATVs, and other armored vehicles. [5]
Prior to this, the FSBE series replaced the older Close Quarters Battle Equipment Assault Vest (CQBE AV) that had been used by Force Recon since 1996. This kit is available to civilians, with prices for the FSBE vest body starting at US$500. This price does not include any ancillary pouches or soft armor or hard ballistic armor inserts.
The Frag 5 armor upgrade included four 600-pound doors with additional plating of homogeneous steel armor, battle-tested with the Marine Armor Kit on the HMMWV A2 series. [3] Frag Kit 5 helped slow the incoming projectile and contain some of the shrapnel, preventing the vehicle from becoming a secondary source of fragmentation during attacks.