Permali Gloucester is a world leader in the manufacture of composite materials for the aerospace and defence markets, Ian Parker hears more about the company’s ballistic protection solutions. Complete protection is impossible, but it is possible to go some way towards it with ballistic protection material on some parts of the aircraft. These days, ballistic protection is a ‘must’ on military rotorcraft. The need for ballistic protection on military helicopters is clear, but it may be increasingly applicable to civil and para-public helicopters in areas where guns are numerous. Ballistic protection is one of several techniques for aiding their survival.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2020 11:26 UTC