TenCate and US ARMY RDECOM advance to phase two of multi-year of TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system technology evaluation program
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
TenCate Advanced Armor USA and the U.S. Army Research, Development, and
Engineering Command (RDECOM) have signed a multi-year Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (CRADA) to evaluate, under the direction of the U.S. Army
Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and with
assistance from other RDECOM Agencies, the TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast
countermeasure system for enhanced soldier protection. The technology evaluation
program now enters the second phase, ensuring that this protection solution is
robust and ready to reduce injuries and save military lives.
This RDECOM-wide collaboration enables TenCate engineers to demonstrate the
ability of the TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system to protect
combat and tactical ground vehicle crews from the devastating effects of
insurgent mines, roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IED's).
RDECOM's technology evaluation process ensures that the TenCate ABDS(TM) active
blast countermeasure system solutions are robust in design and performance and
ready to reduce injuries and save lives in military applications.
Improvised explosive devices
The IED has become a weapon of choice for insurgent forces and is the single
largest cause of serious injury during the last ten years in the Iraq and
Afghanistan theaters. In 2006 the US Department of Defense established the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) to explore and identify
ways to prevent, identify and defeat IEDs. The US ARMY is heavily focused on
this objective and in 2013 the Agency extended an invitation to TenCate Advanced
Armor for participation in this important effort.
Mitigating mine blast energy
The TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system can save lives and
significantly reduce mission compromising injury by minimizing the transfer of
mine blast energy witnessed by the mounted crew. The system efficiently manages
the launch acceleration of the vehicle, its flight and the ensuing fall back to
earth. This CRADA is a mechanism to utilize the vast capabilities and expertise
of RDECOM's various engineering centers with an integrated approach to testing
and developing the system's features, speeding its maturation and certifying its
technology readiness level (TRL) for future use on blast resistant military
platforms.
Lifesaving technology
"The US Army has clear vision on the protection of mounted troops and TenCate
has developed important lifesaving technologies to meet these requirements,"
says Mark Edwards, President of TenCate Advanced Armor USA. "We are committed to
this world class 'soldier survivability' program and determined to meet or
exceed every mil-spec requirement in order to quickly, yet safely, provide this
threat protection solution to our troops."
Scalable on wide range of platforms
The TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system, developed by a
dedicated team of specialists within TenCate Advanced Armor USA, has
demonstrated measurable improvements in occupant survivability. Third party
tests illustrate that decreased energy absorption, lower vehicle jump height,
and modest 'fall back' can reduce injuries, shorten recovery times, and improve
mission effectiveness. The TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system
offers weight, space and cost efficiencies and can be retrofit onto a wide range
of new or fielded platforms. In addition, it is uniquely scalable to adapt to
evolving threats. TenCate ABDS(TM) active blast countermeasure system is the
world's first practical active underbody blast threat protection system and it
is ready for platform evaluations today.
TenCate Advanced Armor USA
Newark (Ohio), United States of America, Monday 13 October 2014
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For further information:
TenCate Advanced Armor USA
Mark Edwards, President
Telephone : +1 740 345 5574
Email : advancedarmor(at)tcaa-usa.com
Internet : www.tencateadvancedarmor.com
TenCate corporate
Frank Spaan, corporate director, business development
Telephone : + 31 546 544 977
Mobile : + 31 612 96 17 24
E-mail : businessdevelopment(at)tencate.com
Internet : www.tencate.com
TenCate Advanced Armor is a leading global supplier of a wide range of armor
composite materials for ballistic protection. TenCate Advanced Armor develops
and produces a portfolio of composite and ceramic materials and designs active
armor solutions for the protection of police, army, air force, navy and civilian
service personnel, vehicles and vessels. TenCate Advanced Armor has facilities
in Europe, Asia and North America.
TenCate Advanced Armor USA is based in Newark and Hebron, Ohio, with dedicated
engineering offices in Goleta, California, specializes in engineering and
manufacturing materials and systems that provide armor protection for troops,
ground vehicles, air and watercraft.
Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company that combines textile
technology with chemical processes and material technology in the development
and production of functional materials with distinctive characteristics. TenCate
products are sold throughout the world.
Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of application: safety
and protection; space and aerospace; infrastructure and the environment; sport
and recreation. TenCate occupies leading positions in protective fabrics,
composites for space and aerospace, antiballistics, geosynthetics and synthetic
turf. TenCate is listed on NYSE Euronext (AMX).
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not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring
by the United States Government or the Department of the Army (DoA). The
opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect
those of the United States government or the DoA, and shall not be used for
advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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