Plasan Sasa Ltd.

Industrie Bitossi, S.p.a.

Shmuel Genihovich

Mark Pak

Moshe Ravid

Loriano Bocini

Eliyahu Herush

Francesco Borghini

Riccardo Rovai

Ilan Gavish

Amir Ben Shoshan

Amit Viesel

An armor element configured to be employed within the armor module, the armor element being formed with a base portion and a claw portion. The armor element has a longitudinal axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the base portion, the claw portion comprising two or more claw members extending from the base portion generally along a longitudinal direction defined by the longitudinal axis. Each claw member has a rear end associated with the base portion and a front end spaced from the base portion. The claw members are tapered with respect to the longitudinal axis so that the distance between the corresponding front ends of the two or more claw members is greater than the distance between the rear ends of the two or more claw members.

Armor element and an armor module comprising the same

Armor tile

An armor panel comprising an armor member made of a laminated material, having a predetermined ballistic capability and a first flexural strength. The armor panel has a covering layer having a second flexural strength essentially lower than the first flexural strength. The covering layer is bonded to the armor member. The layer is made of a fiber reinforced material such that overall flexural strength of the armor panel is greater than twice the first structural strength. The overall ballistic capability of the armor panel is at least the same as that of the predetermined ballistic capability of the armor member.

Armor

In an embodiment, a monolithic tile made for use in a composite armor is disclosed. The tile includes cut-out and/or through thickness channels spaced from each other at a distance greater than a dimension of the channels, in a plan view of the tile.

A dual hardness armor, comprising a first steel layer of hardness Hand thickness D, a second steel layer of hardness Hlower than H, and a thickness Dnot greater than D. The armor further comprises an intermediate substance therebetween bonding the first steel layer to the second steel layer.

An armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile, the armor panel comprising an armor member constituted by at least one layer. The layer is encapsulated within and pressed upon by a wrapping as a result of an arresting process. The panel has a front, rear and side walls. The wrapping is preformed, prior to the process, with at least one outlet hole at least one of the rear and side walls. Through the outlet hole, air trapped within the armor panel prior to the arresting process, and/or excess gasses produced during the process, are allowed to escape.

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Nazareth Ellite, Israel

Shmuel Genihovich