Military

Small Arms & AFVs

Threshold

Defeat 7.62mm AP and below over the entire vehicle. Defeat 14.5mm AP and below over frontal aspect (+ 45^o)

Defeat 14.5mm AP and below over the entire vehicle.

Objective

Defeat 14.5mm AP and below over the entire vehicle.

Defeat 50mm KE and below over frontal aspect (+ 45^o)

Hand Held RPGs

Threshold

Not required

Defeat/mitigate RPGs with Tandem Warheads independent of impact obliquity.

Objective

Mitigate damage effects of RPGs with Tandem Warheads independent of impact obliquity

Defeat RPGs with Tandem Warheads independent of impact obliquity.

Thermobaric, Small Scale, Approximation of an Infantry Fired Weapon

Threshold & Objective are the same

Temperatures in the range of 1,000 degrees Kelvin, for approximately 0.5 Seconds, Pressure durations of approximately 50 msec, at approximate pressure pulses of 1,500 psi to 50 psi over ranges of 1 to 5 meters from detonation.

Temperatures in the range of 1,000 degrees Kelvin, for approximately 0.5 Seconds, Pressure durations of approximately 50 msec, at approximate pressure pulses of 1,500 psi to 50 psi over ranges of 1 to 5 meters from detonation.

Tank Main Gun

Threshold

Not required

Maintain hull integrity outside the zone of impact and survive the ballistic shock loading of 105mm APFSDS.

Objective

Maintain hull integrity outside the zone of impact and survive the ballistic shock loading of 105mm APFSDS.

Defeat 105mm APFSDS over the frontal aspects (+45^o).

AT Mines

Threshold

Retain crew survivability if vehicle is driven over & detonates the equivalent of a 16 lb. TNT explosive fill, pressure-fuzed mine.

Retain structural hull integrity and crew survivability if vehicle is driven over & detonates the equivalent of a 16 lb. TNT explosive fill, pressure-fuzed mine.

Objective

Retain structural hull integrity and crew survivability if vehicle is driven over & detonates the equivalent of a 16 lb. TNT explosive fill, pressure-fuzed mine.

Retain structural hull integrity and crew survivability if vehicle is driven over & detonates the equivalent of a 20 lb. TNT explosive fill, pressure-fuzed mine.

Artillery

Threshold

Defeat HE-Frag from a 152mm air burst. Mitigate effects of DPICM (US M77 Submunition)

Defeat HE-Frag from a 152mm air burst. Defeat DPICM (US M77 Submunition)

Objective

Defeat DPICM (US M77 Submunition)

Defeat of EFP with a Tantalum liner.

Target Acquisition/ Identification

Threshold

Reduce signature in the visual to near infrared wavelengths. Reduce signature in the mid & long wave IR wavelengths. Reduce signature for Milli-Meter Wave (MMW) and laser (ranging or designating) technologies.

Reduce signature in the visual to near infrared wavelengths. Reduce signature in the mid & long wave IR wavelengths. Reduce signature for Milli-Meter Wave (MMW) and laser (ranging or designating) technologies.

Objective

Complimentary combinations of the threshold capabilities.

Complimentary combinations of the threshold capabilities.

Corrosion

Threshold & Objective are the same

Obtain the highest level of corrosion resistance to the vehicle under land and amphibious operations.

Obtain the highest level of corrosion resistance to the vehicle under land and amphibious operations.