Posted on 08/17/2011 10:09:40 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
Link only: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/08/17/Kryron-proves-worth-again/UPI-51611313596579
With all the talk about failing body armor, our guys and gals should be wearing this. If it can stop multiple .50 cal AP rounds, it should be a top priority to get it and save lives.
I wonder, does this stuff use “Non-Neutonian Fuild Dynamics”?
Because some of that material is interesting, it moves freely if moved slowly, but when soemthing fast hits it, it will atomatically stiffen up.
The article said it was an aluminum alloy.
Sounds a bit like Silly Putty.
i’ve been in for a while (BORK)
this would be the solution needed by police and military. vests, helmets, knee pads, arm pads, helicopters, boats, humvees, predators, etc
it’s heat conduction may also have application for fire.
it’s definitely good for high voltage
they’re waiting on the NIJ certification, which is holding things up while our boys remain at undue risk in the field. it’s politics. they are trying to make a category for kelvar to keep it relevent... so NIJ-3 remains and Kryron will be a new level of certification.. NIJ-4, 5, and 6
that’s how much better it is.
but seriously, who would by NIJ-3 rated gear when you could have NIJ-6 for roughly the same price and less weight??
with 20m shares outstanding, BORK’s marketcap is around $60m. once the NIJ approval comes through, billion dollar military contracts would be a given.
i’m expecting 10x within a year (assuming the country isn’t cratered and the markets still function)
“does this stuff use “Non-Neutonian Fuild Dynamics”?”
Silly Putty is a good example of what you are talking about. At normal stresses it is fluid, but hit it with a hammer and it turns solid and cracks.
Bwahahaha!
No.
It’s a carbon nanotube aluminum alloy.
OK, stopping a .50 cal round is nice, but the traumatic impact of that much energy will kill a human. Now, I am presuming that the .50cal AP rounds are the same rounds used in the M2 machine gun and not a large pistol round such as the .50 Action Express JHP. Are these plates being developed for vehicles or body armor? What is the weight and coverage comparison with normal 10 x 12" chest/backplates? What is the weight benefit for vehicular installation?
Sorry, I've been following BORK for awhile, but I have trouble believing some of the claims. This reminds me of the Dragon Skin concept.
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