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Material engineering section – MES

Specialisation

  • Metallic, ceramic and composite armour materials
  • Passive and active systems, and ballistic and explosion protection technologies
  • The protection of vehicles, critical military installations and infrastructures against missiles, fragments and explosion effects
  • The protection of ground forces equipment and material against degradation due to environmental effects

Capabilities

  • Research, development and expert activities in the field of:
    • Material engineering of military equipment
    • Passive and active systems, and ballistic and explosion protection technologies
    • The protection of critical infrastructure
    • Corrosion protection and long-term storage of ground forces equipment and material
  • The testing of mechanical properties and the analysis of material structures
  • The testing and certification of ballistic and explosion-proof protection of ballistic resistant materials, vehicles and structures against kinetic projectiles, shrapnel/fragments, mines and IEDs according to STANAG 4569
  • The testing of Hard-kill active ballistic protection (DAS)
  • The testing and certification of the protection of critical military structures and infrastructure according to STANAG 2280
  • The testing of climatic and corrosion resistance of metallic materials, metallic and non-metallic inorganic coatings, coatings and coating systems

Contacts

Vedoucí sekce materiálové inženýrství

Ing. Jan KŘESŤAN, Ph.D.
Tel: +420 543 562 154
Mobil: +420 736 114 428
E-mail: krestan@vvu.cz