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Ballistic Protection For Helicopters & Fixed Wing Aircraft

Ballistic Protection for Airborne Applications / Airborne Armour Solutions

Overview

Plasan's lightweight armour engineering department has unique expertise in the design and development of airborne armour solutions for both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

Crew survivability is the highest priority in the design of all our lightweight armuor airborne solutions. We understand the value of this resource not only from the simple requirement to preserve lives but also from the vantage point of conserving highly trained aircrews.

Plasan has developed and fielded lightweight armour "cockpit protection" solutions for aircrafts that are expected to operate in the forward battle area. These airborne solutions are designed to ensure that flight crews and, in some cases, their passengers are provided a level of armour protection that will ensure their survival even if the aircraft becomes a combat casualty.

Plasan airborne armuor solutions are designed with the following advantages:

Complete understanding of the relationship of the add-on armour to the flight characteristics of the aircraft.
Engineered lightweight armour solutions designed to provide the maximum protection possible for the minimum amount of weight by optimizing armour materials (composite materials) to ensure specified threat levels are met.
Armour Kit designs that can be moved from one like aircraft to another.
Protection for the flight deck, passenger compartment, or both.

Plasan airborne projects include the Black Hawk, Chinook,C-130, Mi-17, Bell and others.