Protection and survivability of vehicles

Furthermore, the next generation of armoured vehicles will have to deal with ever more lethal and precise weapons utilized against them. In any case, vehicles must never fall victim to a so-called cheap kill: irrepairable damage or casualties caused by relatively small or cheap weapons. TNO has much in-house expertise to enhance vehicle survivability. To achieve this, the relevant threats and weak spots of a vehicle are modelled and analysed, followed by expert advice, e.g. about ballistic protection, reducing fluid flammability or the adding of active protection.