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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Defence |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Vehicle armor, Composite armor, Structural Armor |
Subsidiaries | AMTANK Armor |
Website | www.composhield.com |
Composhield A/S is a Danish armor manufacturer and integrator established in 2000. It develops, manufactures and assembles custom-built vehicle armour systems as well as composite add-on armor protection kits for lightweight military tactical trucks and APCs (wheeled & tracked) and commercial vehicles.
Composhield was created in 1996 as an internal research project in the company Giantcode A/S. In 2000 it became an independent company as Composhield A/S. [1] In 2007 Composhield A/S formed a joint-venture, AMTANK Armor LLC., together with American Tank & Fabricating Company, to serve the North American market. [2] Composhield is a privately held company.
The products offered protect against custom and standard threats, such as those defined by
STANAG 4569
[3]
The add-on armor kits are based on Ceramic-polymer technology that allows them to withstand extreme dynamic loads compared to traditional steel armor.
[4]
The company produces polymer compact reinforced composites as for structure protection.
[5]
At
IDEX 2013 Composhield presented a low weight
RPG protection kit based on 3D add-on armor modules.
[6]
Composhield composite armor is used in various military vehicles, several of which have been fielded in theaters of operation such as Afghanistan. [7] [8]
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Company type | Privately held company |
---|---|
Industry | Defence |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Vehicle armor, Composite armor, Structural Armor |
Subsidiaries | AMTANK Armor |
Website | www.composhield.com |
Composhield A/S is a Danish armor manufacturer and integrator established in 2000. It develops, manufactures and assembles custom-built vehicle armour systems as well as composite add-on armor protection kits for lightweight military tactical trucks and APCs (wheeled & tracked) and commercial vehicles.
Composhield was created in 1996 as an internal research project in the company Giantcode A/S. In 2000 it became an independent company as Composhield A/S. [1] In 2007 Composhield A/S formed a joint-venture, AMTANK Armor LLC., together with American Tank & Fabricating Company, to serve the North American market. [2] Composhield is a privately held company.
The products offered protect against custom and standard threats, such as those defined by
STANAG 4569
[3]
The add-on armor kits are based on Ceramic-polymer technology that allows them to withstand extreme dynamic loads compared to traditional steel armor.
[4]
The company produces polymer compact reinforced composites as for structure protection.
[5]
At
IDEX 2013 Composhield presented a low weight
RPG protection kit based on 3D add-on armor modules.
[6]
Composhield composite armor is used in various military vehicles, several of which have been fielded in theaters of operation such as Afghanistan. [7] [8]