Advanced Modular Armor Protection

Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP) is modular composite armour concept, developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering, since 2019 part of Rheinmetall Protection Systems.

According to IBD AMAP is a 4th generation composite armour, making use of nano-ceramics and modern steel alloy technologies.

AMAP is also making use of new nano-ceramics, which are harder and lighter than current ceramics, while having multi-hit capability.

Some AMAP-modules might consist of this new ceramic tiles glued on a backing liner and overlaid by a cover, a concept which is also used by MEXAS.

[4] Furthermore, AMAP's glue and lining components work efficiently even at high temperatures (like 80 °C (176 °F)).

This reduces the minimum defeat distance and enables protection against more different threats like RPGs or EFPs.

It fulfills STANAG 4569 and has a lower weight than conventional mine protection systems.

AMAP-P uses retractable modules, similar to side skirts or slat armour, to effectively defeat RPGs.

[12] AMAP-SC has multi-hit capability and protects also against other threats including mines.

[12] Since AMAP-SC is passive armour, in contrast to ERA, no explosives are used, so collateral damage is reduced to a minimum.

The use of modern ceramic armour reduces the weight by up to 50% compared to normal bulletproof glass of the same protection level.

Some of the known applications for AMAP include following armoured vehicles:[13] The active protection system AMAP-ADS have already been tested on several vehicles including the SPz Marder,[16] SEP, CV90120, AMV 8x8 and LMV.