SubscribeThe Advanced Defence Materials range of vehicle armour systems now includes structural marine armour.
Advanced Defence Materials Ltd develops independent technology and researches both personnel armour and vehicle armour systems. ADML specialises in ceramic armours for personnel, light and medium weight vehicles, aircraft and marine attack craft.
Structural Marine Armour
Advanced Defence Materials’ range of vehicle armour systems now includes structural marine armour. This system offers a range of advantages over the use of steel armour in vessel bullet-resistance.
Advantages of marine armour include a lighter weight and a low construction cost of multiple parts. The armour is fibre-reinforced, increasing its corrosion-resistance, making it durable in marine applications. A further advantage of the armour is its low manufacture time, as well as flexibility in adapting to specific designs. Structural marine armour is surface finished, and can be formed in a range of shapes depending on the specifications.
Bulletproof Materials
Structural marine armour holds several advantages over add-on armour, including the fact that it has no parasitic weight. Also, a smaller amount of space is consumed, there are no ballistic windows and costly retrofits can be avoided. The nature of the armour also means that there is no need for compromises on fitting out.
Structural marine armour protection details:
- 30-06 M2AP and 912.9 m/s - stopped
- 7.62 x 51 Swiss P WCAP at 805.9 m/s - stopped
This armour was designed to stop at 125mm spacing, and is guaranteed to stop bullets. On the trial shown, a spacing of 50mm was stopped. This is an example of the type of system, which can be used and produced to meet specific requirements.
