Surmet Engineering Better Material Solutions

ALON® is the standard for highly effective and affordable transparent armor systems —
now and into the future

For aerospace and defense markets, Surmet has developed weight efficient transparent armor technology based on its ALON® optical ceramic material. ALON® transparent armor offers a lightweight solution to defeat a wide range of projectile threats, including 30calAPM2, M993 and 50calAPM2 rounds, as well as IED threats, at half the weight and thickness of current glass-based transparent armor. ALON® transparent armor also provides excellent Night Vision Goggle performance, and outstanding environmental durability. Surmet's transparent armor has obtained FAA certification and has been inserted onto flying aircraft.

		Direct Fire and Blast Protection. ALON® armor solutions provide a 50% reduction in weight and thickness compared to current glass-based solutions. Thanks to its high hardness – 3x that of glass – the ALON® strike face disintegrates and erodes projectile cores more effectively.
		Situational and Threat Awareness. ALON® Transparent Armor provides superior situational awareness capability for war-fighters from the safety of an armored vehicle — both during the day, through visual detection, and under low light conditions, through the use of Night Vision Goggles (NVG).
		Environmental Durability. ALON® Transparent Armor excels in preventing non-ballistic failures such as sandstorm damage, rock strikes and delamination caused by environmental exposure. ALON®-based armor solutions can reduce the cost and greatly extend the operating life of critical transparent components.