Composhield Explained
Composhield A/S is a Danish armor manufacturer and integrator established in 2000. It develops, manufactures and assembles custom-built vehicle armour systems as well as composite add-on armor protection kits for lightweight military tactical trucks and APCs (wheeled & tracked) and commercial vehicles.
Composhield was created in 1996 as an internal research project in the company Giantcode A/S. In 2000 it became an independent company as Composhield A/S.[1] In 2007 Composhield A/S formed a joint-venture, AMTANK Armor LLC., together with American Tank & Fabricating Company, to serve the North American market.[2] Composhield is a privately held company.
Products
The products offered protect against custom and standard threats, such as those defined by STANAG 4569[3] The add-on armor kits are based on Ceramic-polymer technology that allows them to withstand extreme dynamic loads compared to traditional steel armor.[4]
The company produces polymer compact reinforced composites as for structure protection. [5]
At IDEX 2013 Composhield presented a low weight RPG protection kit based on 3D add-on armor modules.[6]
Composhield composite armor is used in various military vehicles, several of which have been fielded in theaters of operation such as Afghanistan.[7] [8]
- Vehicles with armored components designed or manufactured by Composhield
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.composhield.com/History.381.aspx Company History
- http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-american-tank--fabricating-company-has-agreed-to-join-forces-with-composhield-as-and-form-a-new-subsidiary-called-amtank-armor-llc-with-a-focus-on-armoring-and-force-protection-needs-57812292.html The American Tank & Fabricating Company has Agreed to Join Forces with Composhield A/S
- http://www.idexuae.ae/ExhibitorLibrary/1683/Composhield_brochure_2.pdf Composhield Brochure
- http://www.autotecno.com/exact/exact05.pdf Constructor de paneles antibalas escoge DOPAG ECONO-MIX
- http://www.ejse.org/Archives/Fulltext/2006/200609.pdf Enhancing the performance under close-in detonations with polymer reinforced CRC, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 6 (2006)
- Web site: IDEX 2013 - Day Three News from the Show from Andre Forkert . 2013-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090212/http://www.miltechmag.com/2013/02/idex-2013-day-three-news-from-show-from.html . 2013-03-13 . dead .
- http://www.defensasur.com.ar/index.php/europa/alemania/1691-12-vehiculos-de-recuperacion-para-las-fas-alemanas-en-afganistan 12 Vehículos de recuperación para las FAS alemanas en Afganistán
- http://forsvaret.dk/FMT/Nyt%20og%20Presse/FMT-Avisen/FMTAvisen/FMT-Avisen%2005-2009.pdf Knokler køretøjer klar til ISAF hold 8
- https://archive.today/20130628112310/http://www.armyrecognition.com/?Itemid=109&option=com_ebygallery&limitstart=60&pic=uro_vamtac_m3_light_wheeled_armoured_vehicle_dsei_2009_defense_exhibition_london_united_kingdom_001.jpg&path=DSEI_2009_defense_exhibition_pictures&task=show Army recognition, DSEI 2009
- http://circulotrubia.blogspot.dk/2010/09/nuevos-vamtac-rebeco.html Nuevo Vamtac Blindado
- http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6598:lmt-wins-danish-order&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105 LMT wins Danish order
- Urovesa Vamtac[9] [10]
- Pindad ANOA
- Streit Typhoon
- AVF Tuwaiq