Permali is a long established UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) approved supplier of advanced material solutions for protecting British Armed Forces, NATO and UN land, air and sea military personnel. The company’s extensive product offering of advanced composites and Tufshield® polyurethane based surface coatings, also includes (under licence) the production of BattleJacket® self-sealing elastomeric…
Panther Command & Liaison Vehicle Roof Solution Our customer approached Permali to help solve an issue with the Panther vehicle roof (weighing 7-tonnes, the Panther is a command and liaison vehicle which is air transportable and can be underslung beneath a Chinook helicopter). Greater stiffness was needed within the roof plate and this could have…
British Army Heavy Equipment Transporter Cab Armour Upgrade During British Army operations in Afghanistan, ground vehicles were very vulnerable to attack, whether from roadside bombs, mines and IEDs or from ambush. Increased helicopter lift capacity was provided to allow personnel and supplies to be transported by air whenever possible, however there remained regular significant movements…
Vehicle Underbelly Mine Protection Permali have provided a range of technologies to help enhance a vehicle’s survivability when faced with underbelly attack from mines and IEDs. At lower threat levels this typically involves protection against fragments penetrating the vehicle floor originating from threats such as grenades and antipersonnel mines. Solutions typically take the form of…
Warthog AOA Spall Liner case study Permali successfully completed the design, development and production of spall and appliqué armour ballistic protection for Singapore Technology Kinetics Warthog for UK MoD. The Challenge UK MoD placed an order with STK for the supply of over 100 Warthog vehicles. The Warthog is an enhanced version of STK’s proven…
Fuel tank Protection System – Permali tests with Small Arms Fire & Grenades BattleJacket® is a passive, self-sealing system that prevents leakage of fuel when a fuel tank is penetrated by projectiles from IED’s, mines, and small arms fire. The multi-layered elastomeric system is designed to allow projectiles to penetrate and pass through the polyurethane…
