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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Alternative armour

A textile-based protection system designed to replace bar and slat armour could provide the UK military with a new level of defence against rocket-propelled grenade attacks.

Resembling a mattress, the lightweight Tarian system is currently being used on a number of Heavy Equipment Transporters in Afghanistan. AmSafe Bridport, the Dorset-based company that designed the system, claimed it is seven times lighter than traditional steel armour and 50 per cent lighter than aluminium.


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