Ceramic Tile Testing and Evaluation for Hard Body Armors (Army)
Abstract
Tests new light-weight armor, Experimental Small Armor Protective Inserts (XSAPI), using Silicon Carbide (SiC) made by various foreign vendors with domestic SiC armor, to meet US Army’s production needs. The Saint Gobain candidate has tested successfully and is in production for XSAPI. Contract value (five year) max quantity is 2,400,400 plates with a max value of $1.400 billion. The primary output is a new hard armor, XSAPI, with higher levels of ballistic projection than current SAPI with minimum weight increase.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- d7b56edf136332c95e3df0216c0eeec6