Abstract: An exterior truck bed and tailgate armor system is an armored cover for the exterior surface of a pickup bed that is able to be quickly installed to protect the exterior surface of the pickup bed from scratches and minor dents. The truck-bed armor assembly has three sections to cover the left side, the right side and the tailgate of the truck bed. The left side and right side covers have a curled lip at the bottom edge that hook underneath the bottom edges of the bed, and fasten to the top edge of the lip of the bed using clamps that may be attached and tightened without the use of tools. The tailgate section hinges along the width of the upper periphery and uses flush mounting threaded fasteners on the upper periphery.