Abstract: A method of making a composite ballistic fabric of the present invention includes weaving a first ballistic woven layer having a first weave pattern and a second ballistic woven layer having a second weave pattern to form the composite ballistic fabric. The second weave pattern can have a different weave pattern than the first weave pattern. The present invention may also be embodied as a composite ballistic fabric including a first ballistic woven layer having a first weave pattern woven to a second ballistic woven layer having a second weave pattern. The second weave pattern can have a different weave pattern than the first weave pattern.

Abstract: A composite material of the present invention is comprised of a textile layer of woven fabric and a first elastomer layer disposed on a first side of the textile layer. The textile layer may comprise a compound fabric such as a double-layer fabric. The double-layer fabric may have a first layer woven as a plain weave and a second layer woven as a crowfoot weave (3/1 twill weave). The composite material may further comprise a second elastomer layer disposed on the second side of the textile layer. The present invention may be embodied as a method of manufacturing a composite material comprising the steps of coating a compound fabric with an elastomer material and allowing the elastomer material of the coating to cure.