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  • Tri-bar armor and signature reduction design
    Patent number: 6619180
    Abstract: A weight efficient spaced armor system that utilizes three-sided armor elements also includes a method of adaptive concealment to provide a reduced detection signature for combat vehicles, ships, or other military structures. The tri-bar elements are rotated to three positions, each of the three positions exposing a different outer surface so that three different signature management treatments can be exposed. The structure of the tri-bar elements provides an inherent standoff from the hull, thereby increasing the armor effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: United Defense LP
    Inventors: Chris Hoover, Marco Alberto Middione