Inventors:
Martin E. Smirlock - Concord MA
Robert C. Sykes - Burlington MA
Anthony L. Alesi - Wayland MA
Joseph J. Prifti - Arlington MA
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
F41H 5013
F41H 504
Abstract:
An applique armor system includes a plurality of armor tiles, each armor tile being a composite armor member with a sheet ceramic armor component, an impedance match enhancing sheet member of material such of metal or polymer material adhered to the surface of the ceramic sheet member remote from the anticipated direction of attack, and a compliant separable fastener component of extended area type secured to a surface of the composite armor tile, the ceramic sheet member preferably having a thickness at least ten times the thickness of the impedance match enhancing sheet member.