State of Israel-ministry of Defence Armament Development Authority

David Eilon

Yehiel Reifen

Joshua Daqis

Uzi Appel

Dan Yaziv

Avi Danon

An add-on armor system for releasable attachment to an external surface of a hull of a vehicle comprising a plurality of juxtaposed armor tiles. Each armor tile is releasably attached to the hull of the vehicle by means of a fastening assembly and has an attachment surface matching the hull portion to which it is attached. The fastening assembly is a snap-type assembly which has a first engagement member in form of a profiled shank and a second engagement member comprising a profiled socket serving as releasable catch for snappingly engaging the profiled shank. The fastening assembly further comprises a shock absorbing plate secured to the hull.

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Kiryat Hayim, Israel

David Eilon