PEEL-​​AND-​​STICK ARMOR IN IRAQ

Usually, adding to an armor to a Humvee means weld­ing on giant steel plates. Now, U.S. forces in Iraq are start­ing to stick their armor on, like bumper stick­ers.
The Aztik 100 Instant Armoring System is, accord­ing to its maker, a light­weight, semi-​​flexible com­bi­na­tion of ceram­ics, tex­tiles, and poly­mers that forms a pro­tec­tive coat­ing capa­ble of stop­ping a .50 cal­iber bul­let. The pan­els have glue on one side, so they can slap on to a car as if they were decals. StrategyPage claims American troops are already using the sticky pro­tec­tion in Iraq. But the Associated Press (whom I’m more inclined to believe) says live-​​fire tests there are only now about to begin.
THERE’S MORE: Soldiers that can’t get a hold of the stick-​​on armor are going to local metal shops in Iraq to get their Humvees tough­ened up, Stars and Stripes says.

February 3rd, 2004 | Uncategorized | Comments Off Both comments and pings are currently closed.