Ceramics and nanotechnology boost armor protection in vehicles

Credit: U.S. ARMY
European and Israeli companies are developing armored systems for vehicles that resist increasingly lethal threats, including simultaneous attacks from different weapons. Technologies include lightweight composites, ceramics, metal-ceramic compounds, nanomaterials, new versions of reactive armor and...

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