Aspects of Ballistic Panels Made of Unidirectional Aramid Fabrics, Tested Against 9 mm FMJ Projectile

This paper presents aspects of designing personal armors against ballistic attacks. The study presents tests on relatively new materials on the protective system market. There are pointed out aspects of experimental results. This type of study could reduce design and testing costs and time for the development of new protection systems through numerical simulations and preliminary tests loops. Because of the complexity of materials involved in fabricating ballistic armors or panels, but also because of the complexity of processes that occur at very high speeds, the tests to evaluate ballistic protective systems are very diversified in the laboratory, but they all end with tests on the finished product, under very close conditions of use. By carrying out a loop procedure of developing individual protective systems, the results obtained can be applied by end-users, economic and governmental organizations, which by the nature of their activities, require high-performance, lightweight and cost-effective ballistic protection systems.