Research and industrial organisations from 8 participating nations
Country not verified
European Defence Agency R&T
CERAMBALL
Ceramic composite materials for ballistic protection
Project overview
Lightweight ceramic composites for ballistic protection
Consortium
Collaborating organisations
Publicly available roster. Each verified country is shown with its flag.
Composite-material relevance
Core
Objectives and expected results
Develop B4C- and Al2O3-based composite materials and confinement techniques that maintain or improve protection while reducing ballistic-system weight.
Technology, materials and applications
Technology tags
Included
Material families
B4C composite, Al2O3 composite, backing systems
Manufacturing processes
Powder/material development, tile prestressing, V50 testing, demonstrators
Application sectors
Defence, Ballistics, Military vehicles, Personal protection
Fibre and matrix systems
Ceramic reinforcement /
TRL
Not specified to Not specified
Funding and verification
Funding authority
European Defence Agency; participating Member States
Funding call
Ceramic armour and ballistic protection
Total project budget
Not publicly available