TenCate Advanced Armour has developed what it claims to be the world's lightest insert for protecting against one of the most common gun threats, the AK47 Mild Steel Core.

Cyril Veillat, Business Manager of TenCate Advanced Armour in Europe and Asia-Pacific, commented: “This is the ultimate protection that soldiers and law enforcement personnel will not feel during their harsh jobs. Achieving such a high level of protection at such a low weight clearly supports the value proposition of the TenCate company.”

TenCate Advanced Armour will exhibit its TenCate Multi-light CX Plus series at the DSEI defence and security show in London this month and the Milipol exhibition in Paris in November.

The ultimate protection

The new TenCate Multi-light ultra lightweight ballistic solution is designed to offer unmatched protection and user comfort to soldiers and law enforcement personnel whilst ensuring high tactical mobility. These 750cm² ballistic inserts weight less than 1kg and are less than 15mm in thickness.

To create the new insert series, the company used advanced composite materials and state of the art technologies from the aerospace industry. From this new TenCate Multi-light CX Plus series, the ML133 insert offers a NIJ 0101.04 level III plus AK47 Mild Steel Core.

“By offering increased protection, end-user comfort and mobility by the application of advanced materials technology and manufacturing with the end-user requirements in mind, this solution is an example of our core customer promise 'protecting people'. This way, our research and development work ensures both increased safety and comfort for the end-user,” said Veillat.

TenCate Advanced Armour

With facilities based in Europe, Asia and North America, TenCate Advanced Armour is a leading supplier of a wide range of armour composite materials for ballistic protection.

The company develops and produces a portfolio of composite and ceramic materials and designs active armour solutions for the protection of police, army, air force, navy and civilian service personnel, vehicles and vessels.

www.tencate.com