armor
US 2023 Budgetary Request Armoured Vehicle Summary
July 01 by IDGA StaffThis short presentation on US budget request means to the US inventory
Developing and Testing Advanced Materials for Armor Applications
February 17 by Christopher DauerIDGA speaks with Colonel (ret) Jack Stiglich Ph.D, President of Advanced Materials Associates. Colonel Stiglich answers the questions: How are new technologies informing the testing and analysis of...
IDGA's Top 20 - What you read in 2011...
January 18 by IDGA EditorA Defense industry eBook containing 20 of the most popular articles published on IDGA.org in 2011. Viewed by over 40,000 members, these articles cover a wide range of military and defense topics: he...
Developing Energy Absorbing Composites to Counter High Velocity Impact
January 16 by Christopher DauerIDGA: How can aspects of velocity be defeated? KN: If you look at the dynamic equation of motion and equilibrium, you will see that damping is the most important factor in order to defeat the vel...
Naval Research Laboratory Driving Advances in Military Body Armor
November 30 by Christopher DauerFaced with the vital task of strengthening and improving the body armor of the Navy and Marine Corp., the Naval Research Laboratory is engaged in an ongoing effort to provide maximum protection to t...
Analysis of Reactive Steel Armor (RSA) and Mitigating IED Threats
March 17 by IDGA StaffImprovised explosive devices (IEDs) have been responsible for many of the 4,000+ deaths and numerous casualties suffered by US and coalition forces since the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. The bo...
SAPI Plates and Saving Lives in the US Military
November 17 by IDGA EditorBody armor has been used by warfighters for millennia. As with any weapons systems, countermeasures are developed. Body armor (depending on type) provides protection to the body from varying kinds o...