Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest launches production of protective armour for Patriot air defence systems
Metinvest Group has produced armoured protection for the MIM-104 Patriot control module: engineers have already mounted the first armour on the air defence system.
Source: Metinvestʼs press service
Details: Metinvest's engineers have begun construction of an armoured panel for the Patriot air defence system's control module.
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Quote from Metinvest: "The protection for the crew against fragmentation damage is made of 30KhN2MA grade steel, which inherently possesses enhanced properties of wear resistance, strength, toughness and resistance to mechanical stress."
More details: The armour consists of nearly 200 elements: plates of armoured steel up to eight mm thick that protect the air defence system’s control centre.
The armour's total weight exceeds 2.6 tonnes, but Metinvest says this "does not affect the system’s functionality or mobility".
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