AMAP

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The AMAP ( A dvanced M odular A rmour P rotection , German about progressive modular armored protection ) is a multi-modular system for armor and active protection of vehicles. The system is developed and sold by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering (Ingenieurbüro Deisenroth), which specializes in the development and production of protection systems for military vehicles.

Structure and background

The AMAP is the successor and the further development of the MEXAS armor, which was introduced in 1994. It was developed between 2000 and 2006 according to the new NATO standard 4569 or AEP 55 . The armor is partly based on ceramic nanoparticles , which result in a thin and light armor.

AMAP pursues a multi-level concept to protect the vehicle. The first stage aims to ensure that the vehicle is initially not detected, that is to say that it cannot be clarified in particular by suppressing the signature and the development of noise. Should a projectile or guided missile be shot at the vehicle, the second stage, which is supposed to destroy the approaching threat, takes effect; if this does not succeed, the third stage - the actual passive armor - should prevent the penetration of the armor-piercing ammunition . The fourth level is also intended to take suitable measures to protect the crew from its effects in the event of a hit.

Products

The Singapore Leopard 2A4s were additionally armored with AMAP after their purchase.

AMAP contains passive and active protective elements and can be adapted to different vehicle types, such as tanks, trucks or off-road vehicles, as well as specific application scenarios, thanks to the modularity and various expansion stages.

The following "modules" are available:

  • AMAP- ADS ( A ctive D efence S ystem): is the distance active protection system of the AMAP-family. It is designed as a hardkill system, which means that it destroys incoming threats such as anti-tank guided weapons , RPGs , projectiles and projectile-forming charges . Projectiles up to a speed of 2000 meters per second can be captured and fought. The system uses opto-electronic sensors to cover a hemispherical detection area around the object to be protected. With a weight of 150 to 500 kilograms, lighter vehicles can also be protected. AMAP-ADS is manufactured and further developed by ADS Gesellschaft für aktiv Schutzsysteme mbH , a joint venture between IBD Deisenroth and Rheinmetall Defense founded in 2007 . It is also being tested as AAC (Active Armor Concept) on the Splitterskyddad Enhets platform in Sweden and marketed as Shark in France .
  • AMAP- AIR : very light armor for aircraft and helicopters. Protect the Eurocopter Tiger .
  • AMAP- B ( B stands for B allistic Protection): Basic protection against ballistic weapons.
  • AMAP- SC ( S haped C harge): special protection against shaped-charge projectiles . It can be combined with ballistic protection.
  • AMAP- L ( L iner system) liner system to protect the crew when hit. The liner is an inner lining to protect against chipped fragments of the main armor on the inside.
  • AMAP- M ( M ine Protection): protection against mines and the projectile-forming charges.
  • AMAP- R ( R for Roof): Protection of the vehicle roof from splinters and smaller grenades. With an extension (Level 2) it is also able to protect against a projectile-forming charge, for example the submunition of the SMArt 155 , which is fired at the normally weak top of the vehicle.
  • AMAP- S ( S ignature): provides coverage for education and acquisition. It causes a suppression of the radar, infrared and optical signature and attenuates the vehicle noise.
  • AMAP- T ( T ransparent): bulletproof glass as multi-layered system from glass, ceramics and other ingredients. Available in protection classes 1 to 4.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Company history on the IBD Deisenroth Engineering website (accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Report on the AMAP . Defense update. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  3. ^ AMAP concept on the IBD website (accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento from February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-ADS (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of March 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Publication on the manufacturer's website of May 17, 2010 ( Memento of February 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Ballistic Protection for Tiger Combat Helicopter - Mr. Ulf Deisenroth, President of IBD: “The introduction of our technologies in the Tiger attack helicopter platform , as well as the close cooperation with Eurocopter, marks an important step for IBD to support with our latest achievements in the survivability area and thereby enhance the protection for the integrated system. "
  6. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-B (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of August 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Brochure from IBD on AMAP-SC (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of October 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Brochure from IBD on the AMAP-IED (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of October 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-L (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of May 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-M (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of March 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-R (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of February 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-S (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of October 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ↑ IBD brochure on AMAP-T (English, PDF file, accessed on December 3, 2011) ( Memento of May 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  14. ↑ Publication on the manufacturer's website from October 15, 2007 ( Memento from February 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), The new IBD AMAP-MPS