Emerging Trends in the Protective Armour Systems of Ground Based Vehicles 2003-28-0024

Currently the ballistic protection of the ground-based vehicles is purely based on the passive protection by metallic and non-metallic armour alone. The revolution in the information technologies and the advancement in the electronic field had an impact on the protective armour systems. Armour systems are becoming intelligent, smarter and lighter due to the influence of the information technologies. This paper highlights the emerging technologies in the protective armour systems due to the revolution in the information technologies.