draw a blank that filthy aluminum stuff and nonsense , engineers have been testing out a new , trasparent armor that can hopefully end armor - pierce weapon from getting into the windows of U. S. Army vehicle . Looks like the Air Force Research Lab ’s cloth and manufacturing board of directors is testing out Al oxynitride ( ALONtm ) as the young replacement “ for the traditional multi - superimposed glass transparencies now used in existing ground and air panoplied vehicle . ” [ sneak in sound recording of Scotty say “ Transparent aluminum ” here – JB ]
well than glassful and extremely light weighting , ALONtm is scratch resistent , impact resistent and has so far contain its own against a .30 caliber Russian M-44 sniper rifle and a .50 calibre Browning Sniper Rifle with armour pierce bullets . But here ’s the snag — traditional armor is about $ 3 per straight in while the diaphanous armor is a banging $ 10-$15 for the same amount . It ’s also more expensive to manufacture the new armor , so we ’ll see how long it train our fair country to get this poppycock up and out .
Air Force testing Modern transparent armor[Air Force Link ]

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