 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
The Blast-Guard Interior Blast Protection System
Williton, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2009 Ballista-Tek has developed Blast Attenuating Vehicle Seating and Floor Matting designed to increase survivability and reduce injury to Troops in Armoured and Light vehicles. Vehicle Seating - Purpose built seating which features heavy duty seat frame with GRP/Kevlar double shell with integrated 'Blast-Guard' Tiles to reduce the effects of both Blast and Shock waves, offering improved protection for troops. Integral harness restraints and Outlast adaptive comfort fabric ensure increased ride comfort along with safety. The system also offers additional protection by the integration of special SF blast Tile fitted beneath seat bases. The flexible design allows the integration of both Blast and Ballistic materials enabling the seat to be suitable for most vehicles. Options include runners for driver and commanders versions and side mounts, allowing the seat to be fitted to interior bulk heads by means of a special Mark 1 tested track system. Floor Protection - Has been greatly improved by the development of 'Blast-Guard' panels with non slip matting surface which is bonded to floor areas to absorb and dissipate shock waves as they pass through the vehicles reducing lower body trauma. Blast-Guard Tiles also act as a very effective medium to reduce the effects of 'slam down' and is used extensively by US forces on land vehicles, Aircraft and fast patrol boats. Ballistic Protection - The modular design of our Blast-Guard Seating allows the fitting of Ballistic protection mediums to combat the effects of small arms fire up to and including 7.62mm AP rounds, options include: Armoured steel or Dyneema/Aramid inserts. Blast-Guard also reduces vibration and increases ride comfort, particularly over rough ground, reducing repetitive strains, associated with prolonged travel in vehicles in extreme environments, the inclusion of Outlast trim fabrics further enhances ride comfort, by greatly reducing sweating and chilling often associated with blast seating, which is currently in service with the UK MOD. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Exmoor Trim The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
1st Detect Awarded SBIR From Defense Threat Reduction AgencyAustin TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2009 1st Detect Corporation has announced it is the recipient of a Phase I award from the U.S. Army's Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The award will go to the development of a novel sample inlet system to significantly improve the sensitivity of mass spectrometers. "1st Detect is proud to receive this SBIR award from the U.S. Army as it ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook