IDGA's 4th Annual Military Armor Protection Program Agenda
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Innovations in survivability of
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heavy vehicles
4th Annual Developments in transparent
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armor
Law enforcement armor
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technologies for police
actions
New and emerging
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landscapes on armor thermal
management
Simulated demonstrations on
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soft and hard armor ballistics
The Annual Home of the Military Speakers Include:
Armor Community COL Jeff Swisher, USA
TRADOC Capability Manager,
Heavy Brigade Combat Team
Dr. Bob Lusardi
June 23 – 26, 2009 Deputy Program Manager,
Light Armored Vehicles
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner McLean, VA
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LtCol Wendell
Leimbach, Jr, USMC
PM Tank Systems,
Marine Corps Systems
Command
LtCol AJ Pasagian, USMC
PM Infantry Combat
Equipment, Marine Corps
Systems Command
Phil Cunniff
Research Mechanical Engineer,
US Army Natick Soldier
RD&E Center
Featuring current
warfighter perspectives from
CAPT Jose Vengoechea of the
Lighten-the-Load Initiative!
Sponsored by:
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2. Who You Will Meet:
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IDGA’s 4th Annual Military Armor Protection is
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the home of the military armor community. It
is the only forum in the world where DoD,
military, vendors and academia come together
to focus on armor solutions. Whether you’re a
June 23 – 26, 2009 Hilton McLean Tysons Corner McLean, VA PM, business development professional,
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engineer or academic, IDGA’s Armor Protection
is your annual “must-attend” event. IDGA’s
“Armor attendees” are involved in:
Add-on Armor
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Dear Colleague, Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
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Vehicle Armor Programs
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Warfighters and their vehicles are Armor Testing
essential to the completion of tact •
ical military
operations around the world. Seei
ng the constant deployment of war Armor Structures
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fighters into the
battlefield, and the swift procurem
ent of military vehicles, it is essentia Armor Survivability
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l to remember
that the safety and protection of
a warfighter and his vehicle is Ceramics and Metals
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of absolute
importance.
Operational Requirements
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Materials Scientists
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Current operations in Iraq and Afgh
anistan have not only been about Lightweight Structures
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joint efforts
between military services, but also
about partnerships between mili Mechanical Engineering
tary and •
industry stakeholders.
Countermine Technology
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Combat Survivability
IDGA’s Military Armor Protection •
is the premier forum for the defense Explosive Ordnance Disposal
armor
community to exchange ideas on •
new armor technologies, challeng
es and Explosion Protection Systems
developments in protective equipm •
ent, and recent research on armor
components. Composite Body Armor
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The event will bring together military Lightweight Plastics
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and government leaders tasked with
ensuring
warfighter safety and vehicle protectio P-900 Armor Appliqué
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n capabilities against persistent thre
ats. IDGA’s
Military Armor Protection is the Nanotechnology
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home of key decision makers who
discuss future
development opportunities for the Flexible Armor Technology
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entire armor community.
With hundreds of your colleag
ues in one room, this is an eve
nt you can’t miss!
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End-user and vendor panel discussio
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Dedicated discussions on program
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development and management for Now you can network with military armor
both vehicle
and personal armor
professionals and fellow attendees before
Briefings on testing and evaluation
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criteria to gain a better understandin and after the event! Visit
g of armor
requirements and capabilities
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Kristine Ortiz-Cortes
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The Institute for Defense
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Advancement (IDGA) is a
non-partisan information
based organization dedicated to the promotion
of innovative ideas in public service and
“This has been an outstanding conference, primarily defense. We bring together speaker panels
comprised of military and government
due to the quality of presenters and invitees.” professionals while attracting delegates with
decision-making power from military,
government and defense industries. For more
- Frank Thompson, Northrop Grumman
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3. Warfighter Protection Focus Day
Tuesday,
Warfighter Protection Focus Day June 23, 2009
Get up-close and personal with experts in personal armor protection. Learn in a private, classroom-style setting about the latest
advancements necessary for body armor advancements such as:
• Lightweight tactical vest case studies • Simulation of soft and hard armor ballistics • Transparent armor for the individual soldier
Registration & Coffee
7:30am - 8:30am
The science behind lighter, more flexible body armor!
8:30am - 10:30am
Protecting the Warfighter with a Lightweight Armor System
Keeping the warfighter mobile and protected is the ultimate goal How you will benefit:
for all armor engineers. This case study will discuss mission-critical Discover in detail the principles behind penetration protection and
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requirements for lightening the load of each warfighter with a stopping power
composite sheet layering system, hermetically sealed, unidirectional Learn from technical experts about optimized panel data
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aramid micro-fibers that are multi-layered in a state-of-the-art Understand how to customize lightweight, moldable panels in terms
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cross-ply technology. Learn about the development of principles of size, weight and installation
applied in developing this material ensure that the underlying What you will learn about:
fibers are used to their maximum advantage to provide Fiber panel and processing
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tremendous penetration protection and stopping power while Moldable armor manufacturing process
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significantly reducing the level of back-face deflection. Internal and external testing needed to meet various NIJ level
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threat requirements
Session Leader: Bob Jordan, PE - VP for Research &
Development, Ultimate Survival Technologies
A novel simulation method for soft and hard armor ballistics!
10:30am - 12:00pm
A Hybrid Numerical Method for Fabric, Metal, and Composite Armor Design
How you will benefit:
Simulation work on armor design problems has employed a variety
Obtain a better understanding of the numerical method used for
of numerical methods, based on continuum mechanics, particle •
armor ballistics, as adopted by the Office of Naval Research
dynamics, or mixed kinematic schemes. Recent research has
Understand the advantages of using the method for enhanced
developed a hybrid particle-element formulation which combines a •
testing and evaluation
true Lagrangian description of material strength effects with a
Gain insight into an FSP impact experiment and simulation
general particle based model of contact-impact dynamics. This •
method has been applied to model impact effects on a variety of What you will learn about:
materials, over a wide range of impact velocities. Recent work has FSP impact on a Kevlar-epoxy plate
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included the development of new fabric models, which have FSP impact on Kevlar fabric
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application in the design of soft body armor and in the Uranium alloy long rod impact on steel
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development of orbital debris protection systems.
Session Leader: Eric Fahrenthold - Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Lunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Design and development practices for lightweight armor!
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lightweight Materials and Structures for Defense
How you will benefit:
There is a high demand for the continued development and
Gain insight into the problems that include structural degradation
design of lightweight materials for warfighter protection. •
and how to increase lifetime, reliability and efficiency of each plate
Reducing the weight of materials and structures for personnel
even while in harsh environments
body armor is crucial to the mobility of the warfighter.
Improve your understanding of optimizing structural integrity by
Components with maximized protection capabilities that are •
using protective coatings, or honeycomb or bonded structures
ultra-light also reduce costs and result in higher performance.
The focus on this session is on the development of lightweight What you will learn about:
materials and structures for defense. An in-depth discussion Production and processing practices of materials
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on mass and weight reduction as well as using various Design, fabrication, and assembly of the structure
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configurations of lightweight materials and hollow or sandwich Ceramic matrix composites and nickel alloys
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structures will take place.
Session Leader: Professor Romesh Batra, Department of
Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University
The latest update on transparent armor development and performance!
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Transparent Armor for the Individual Soldier
How you will benefit:
Transparent armor is an important frontier in the arena of
Learn key insights into the behaviors of different materials with
personnel protection. Over the course of several decades, •
regard to varying thicknesses and striking velocities
polycarbonate has remained the material of choice with regards
Obtain more information on impact analysis of laminate transparent
to transparent personnel armor. With good fragment resistance, •
armor
easy manufacturability and relatively low cost, this has proven to
stand as the best option. Recently, however, significant efforts What you will learn about:
have been focused on a transparent thermoplastic nylon, which Impact engineering
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is a permanently transparent, high strength polymer with Impact resistance
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excellent chemical resistance. Aromatic nylons for transparent armor applications
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Session Leader: Dr. John Song - Soldier Research, Development
and Engineering Center, US Army Natick
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4. Main Summit Day One
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Obtain the information you immediately need to successfully complete your projects.
Hear the latest requirements and challenges from stakeholders of the following programs:
Natick Soldier RD&E • PM Light Armor Vehicles • PM Infantry Combat Equipment • PM Tank Systems
Registration & Coffee Body Armor and the Body
7:30 11:10
Maximizing protection with weight, flexibility and warfighter
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Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:15 comfort in mind
Armor thermal management in new and emerging landscapes
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Keynote: Holistic Protection in a Complex
8:25 Testing and evaluation procedures and best practices
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Operating Environment
Dr. Peter Matic
Tank urban survivability kit
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Head of Multifunctional Materials, Naval Research Lab
Bradley urban survivability kit
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Heavy Vehicles Focus
Holistic protection challenges
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Lunch
12:00
COL Jeff Swisher, USA
Warfighter Panel: Warfighter Needs and Armor
TRADOC Capability Manager, Heavy Brigade Combat Team 1:00
Requirements
Tank Armor Systems
9:05 Warfighters need to be mobile yet well-protected and well-
Current fleet disposition equipped for mission success. This end-user panel will shed light
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Next generation requirements on the various armor requirements for different environments and
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Future armor capabilities how armor weight and protection capabilities affect warfighter
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performance.
LtCol Wendell Leimbach, Jr, USMC
Moderator:
PM Tank Systems, MARCORSYSCOM
Bob Jordan, PE
Networking and Refreshment Break VP of Research & Development, Ultimate Survival
9:45
Technologies
Personnel Armor Research and Development
10:30
The Art and Science of Armor Development
2:00
Analytical and numerical modeling tools for armor system
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R&D Focus
Case study on armor technology development
development •
R&D Focus
Managing threats while maintaining maneuverability
Armor system performance assessment •
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Maintaining maneuverability and transportability for mission success
Materials research for enhanced personnel armor •
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Tim Haen
Philip M. Cunniff
Product Manager – Armor, CoorsTek
Research Mechanical Engineer, US Army Natick Soldier
RD&E Center
Networking & Refreshment Break
2:45
Concurrent Tracks. Choose one, or bring a colleague to maximize your learning!
TRACK A: Technical Focus TRACK B: Armor for Military Police Actions
Improved Fabric Armor Design Advances in the Testing of Law Enforcement Body
3:15
Armor
Shear thickening fluid Kevlar
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Magnetomechanical Kevlar Overview of revisions to the NIJ Body Armor Performance Standard
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Effects of weave type on ballistic performance Results of inter-laboratory proficiency testing
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Research to improve the performance and testing of future armor
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Eric Fahrenthold
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dr. Mike Riley
Texas at Austin Materials and Construction Research, NIST
Materials Engineering for Enhanced Armor Technologies New Approach to Conformity Assessment – Law
3:55
Enforcement Body Armor
Boron carbide armor
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Next generation body armor Risk-based approach to conformity assessment
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Presureless sintering methods The NIJ Compliance Testing Program conformity assessment system
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Potential applications and value of laboratory accreditation in the
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Robert F. Speyer
armor sector
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute
of Technology Gordon Gillerman
Conformity Assessment Advisor, NIST
End of Day One and Cocktail Reception Sponsored by:
4:35
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5. Main Summit Day Two
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Obtain the information you immediately need to successfully complete your projects.
Hear the latest requirements and challenges from stakeholders of the following programs:
Natick Soldier RD&E • PM Light Armor Vehicles • PM Infantry Combat Equipment • PM Tank Systems
Registration & Coffee Networking & Refreshment Break
7:30 2:45
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Flame and Thermal Protection for the Individual
8:15 3:15
Soldier
Keynote: Protecting Light Armored Vehicles
8:25 Requirements for personal protection materials
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Base vs. add-on systems Flame and thermal protection as applied to armor applications
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Mission role protection kits Fabric composites for enhanced warfighter protection
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Expanding the protection envelope
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Francisco Martinez
Dr. Bob Lusardi Natick Soldier RD&E Center
Deputy Program Manager, Light Armored Vehicles
New Technology of Transparent Armor Based on
3:55
Infantry Combat Equipment: Lightening the Load Polymer Composites
9:05
Design and test of body armor and related equipment Ultrastrong composites with properties suitable for transparent
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Weight reduction, improved functionality and capabilities armor using nanomaterials
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Requirements to adapt to dynamic environments • Advanced techniques using the unique properties of
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nanomaterials
LtCol AJ Pasagian, USMC • Nanoscale laminates and how they are a part of new
Lighten the Load
PM Infantry Combat Equipment, MARCORSYSCOM
transparent armor solutions
Nicholas Kotov
Networking & Refreshment Break
9:45
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Michigan
USMC Lightening the Load
10:30
Lighten the Load Initiative
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End of Main Summit
4:35
TRUE boots-on-the-ground perspectives on real warfighter needs
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in theater in relation to personnel armor
Mark your calendars for these can’t-miss
CAPT Jose Vengoechea, USMC
Project Officer, Field Testing Branch, Marine Corps
IDGA events!
Warfighting Lab
The Art and Science of Armor Development
11:10 April 2009 August 2009
Case study on armor technology development
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Managing threats while maintaining maneuverability
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Maintaining maneuverability and transportability for mission success
Tactical
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Lori Wagner
Vehicles
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Industry Technology Leader for Armor, Honeywell
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12:00 TM
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Armored Fabric and Tentage: Force Protection
1:00
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Vendor Panel: Vehicle Armor Design and Supply
2:00
Chain Management December 2009
Hear from experts on vehicle armor design and deployment! Ask
a moderated panel your questions regarding R&D methods,
process management, and best practices for the effective
deployment of armor technologies.
Moderator:
Vic LaSala
Senior Vice President for R&D, American Defense Systems, Inc
Visit www.idga.org for regular updates!
Join this panel and share your expertise on armor manufacturing!
Contact kristine.cortes@idga.org for speaking opportunities.
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6. Vehicle Armor Focus Day Vehicle Armor Focus Day Friday, June 26, 2009
Dedicate more time to dialogue and networking during this in-depth and interactive series of workshops. This day’s sessions will examine
the latest technologies and best practices that support continuous vehicle development for the successful completion of your programs.
Registration & Coffee
7:30am - 8:30am
The most up-to-date advancements in technical ceramics!
8:30am - 10:30am
Technical Ceramics for Armor Systems
How you will benefit:
Learn how ceramics in armor systems offer significant performance
Identify problems with traditional armor systems in use today
advantages over traditional materials in a number of different ways. •
Realize benefits of lighter, higher-performance ballistic protection
This session will cover ceramic component integration, current and •
Understand potential options as technology progresses
available technologies, and what to look forward to in future •
ceramic armor systems
What you will learn about:
Traditional armor system pitfalls and successes
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Existing performance-enhancing ceramic armor options
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Potential roadmap of ceramic material advancements for
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future programs
Session Leader: Tim Haen - Product Manager – Armor,
CoorsTek
The latest advancements on reactive armor technologies!
10:30am - 12:30pm
The Future of Reactive Armor
Emergent and persistent threats have brought about the need to How you will benefit:
Gain insight into the mechanics behind reactive armor systems
develop reactive armor solutions. It is crucial to design and develop •
Find out the technology behind weapons identification
an armor system that is able to identify the type of shaped charge •
Improve your knowledge of the costs that involve design and
directed toward a vehicle in order for an offensive counter-attack. •
deployment
This session will discuss the costs to design, develop and deploy
reactive armor technologies, and compare it with the costs of
What you will learn about:
current armor solutions. Session leaders will discuss the current and
Design enhancements for ground vehicle survivability
future requirements of military vehicles, resulting in a better •
Minimization of a vehicle’s weight and cost
understanding of the future of reactive armor technologies. •
Advancements in Explosive Reactive Armor
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Session Leader:This session will be led by a senior
professional currently leading the way in reactive armor
technology. Visit www.MilitaryArmorProtection.com for an
updated list of presenters.
Accelerate the design and development of vehicle armor solutions!
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Lightweight Vehicle Armor Systems (Lunch will be served)
How you will benefit:
Learn the theories behind the design of an opaque armor solution
tailored to military vehicle specifications. This session will discuss design Maximize your understanding of innovative and functional armor
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considerations such as weight, cost and threat-level requirements, as designs
these are all essential factors developing armor systems. This class will Obtain a new perspective on design, manufacture and installation
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also delve into the use of the crucial materials such as steel, aluminum, techniques of vehicle armor
composite and many other force protection means. Delegates will be Learn how to efficiently respond to protection requirements of the
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able to take home a better understanding of the necessary steps to be warfighter and his vehicle
more responsive to tight timeframes while delivering top-quality
designs and solutions. What you will learn about:
Laminating processes
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High performance bonding assemblies
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Ballistic and blast resistant glass applications
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Session Leader: Idaho National Laboratory
Cutting-edge vehicle armor design for blast mitigation
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Advanced Materials for Armor Applications
The ever increasing need for more specialized materials for armor How you will benefit:
Discover threats and opportunities driving research initiatives
applications continuously pushes the envelope of modern •
Gain a better understanding of traditional performance
technology, equipment and human intellect. The understanding of •
approaches vs. vehicle and warfighter needs
fundamental properties of structures increases exponentially through
fabrication of very small test objects using new capabilities, and
What you will learn about:
analyzing them with the aid of sophisticated computational models.
Ballistic performance
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Fragmentation performance
As this field continues to expand, materials technology will produce •
Blast mitigation material advances
products, components and systems that are smaller, smarter, mult- •
functional, environmentally compatible, more survivable and
Session Leader: Dr. Jack Stiglich (Retired Colonel) - President,
customizable.
Advanced Materials Associates
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End-user and vendor panel discussions for tactical
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Dedicated discussions on program development and
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management for both vehicle and personal armor
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- TRADOC Capability
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Manager, Heavy Brigade
4th Annual Combat Team
Dr. Bob Lusardi
- Deputy Program
Manager, Light Armored
Vehicles
LtCol Wendell
Leimbach, Jr, USMC
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- PM Tank Systems,
Marine Corps Systems
Command
LtCol AJ Pasagian,
USMC
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Equipment, Marine Corps
Armor Community Systems Command
Phil Cunniff
- US Army Natick Soldier
June 23 – 26, 2009 | RD&E Center
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