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25 Jun 2009
DSM DYNEEMA LAUNCHES DYNEEMA® HB80 UD MATERIAL PROVIDING HIGHEST PROTECTION AT LIGHTEST WEIGHT IN ARMOR APPLICATIONS
McLEAN (VA), June 25, 2009 - DSM Dyneema today introduced Dyneema® HB80, a unidirectional (UD) composite that meets the joint US Army and Marine challenge to increase the fragmentation performance by at least 35 percent of advanced combat helmets. Dyneema® HB80 also has the potential to provide law enforcement SWAT units with helmets offering existing protection at half the current weight. It is the latest product in an expanding series of materials being developed by DSM Dyneema to substantially lighten the load for soldiers and law enforcement.
24 Jun 2009
DSM DYNEEMA INTRODUCES DYNEEMA® BT10 – FIRST IN NEW RANGE OF BALLISTIC TAPE PRODUCTS FOR USE IN LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PROTECTION VEHICLE ARMOR
URMOND (NL), June 24, 2009 - DSM Dyneema today launched Dyneema® BT10, its first commercially available product made from a novel, proprietary ballistic tape (BT) technology. The announcement was made jointly at the DVD exhibition, (Millbrook, UK), with Ten Cate Advanced Armour, who has selected Dyneema® BT10 for armor upgrading on the Patria XA-188 APC commissioned by the Dutch DMO (Defensie Materieel Organisatie). The vehicles will be used by the Dutch military forces stationed in Afghanistan and delivery is expected to be completed by October 2009.
