Truck armor: tough, light fiber protecting soldiers.Army truckers will be benefiting from an armor technology that was developed by DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Dyneema, of Heerlen, The Netherlands. The company has teamed with Stewart & Stevenson to protect cab occupants of the Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (M&PS) (formerly the Tactical Vehicle Systems Division of Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group, originally Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP, a from small arms small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. , mines, improvised explosive devices Noun 1. improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., IED explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy and shrapnel. The armor, which can be molded, is a polyethylene-based material that not only resists cutting, abrasion and penetration, but is considerable lighter than metal armor plating, said a spokesman. |
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