ALON® Transparent Armor (TA)
For aerospace and defense markets, Surmet has developed weight efficient transparent armor technology based on its ALON® optical ceramic material. ALON® transparent armor offers a lightweight solution to defeat a wide range of projectile threats including 30calAPM2, M993 and 50calAPM2 rounds, as well as IED threats, at one-half the weight and thickness of current glass-based transparent armor. ALON® transparent armor also provides excellent Night Vision Goggle performance, and outstanding environmental durability. Surmet’s transparent armor has obtained FAA certification and has been inserted onto flying aircraft.
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Direct Fire and Blast Protection. ALON® armor solutions provide a 50% reduction in areal weight and thickness compared to current glass-based solutions. Due to its high hardness, 3X that of glass, the ALON® strike face disintegrates and erodes the projectile core more effectively. |
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Situational and Threat Awareness. ALON® Transparent Armor provides superior situational awareness capability to the war-fighter from the safety of an armored vehicle, during daytime via visual detection and under low light conditions via use of Night Vision Goggles (NVG). |
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Environmental Durability. ALON® Transparent Armor excels in preventing non-ballistic failures such as sandstorm damage, rock strikes and delamination caused by environmental exposure. ALON®-based armor solutions can reduce the cost and greatly extend the operating life of critical transparent components. |
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