Bae Systems Land & Armaments L.p.

Adrienne Bourque

David Arthur Schade

Adonis Kassinos

Dennis Jenks

Mark Albert Middione

Jaime Alforque

Ron Cabreros

David Carlin

James Cole Barthel

Chris Tarantino

Tom Winant

The invention is a gradient ballistic material and honeycomb grille that includes a louver system and a honeycomb structure. The louver system contains a gradient of ballistic materials to improve air handling and protection. The louver system may be constructed of one or more pieces of ballistic material so that at least one section is harder than a second section. The honeycomb structure acts a 'catcher' or backstop to collect the fragments created by a projectiles contact with the harder section of the louver system.

Gradient ballistic material and honeycomb grille

An optimized grille design that narrows the louver pitch and narrows the louver construction so as to maintain the air flow through the grille. An aerodynamic shape is applied to the leading edge of the louver thus lowering drag and reducing the pressure drop at the inlet.

Optimized bent bar grille

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Adrienne Bourque