The startup develops affordable armor that provides scalable protection against ballistic, blast, and fragmenting threats, adhering to international standards such as NIJ and VPAM. This technology ensures users can effectively safeguard personnel and materials without incurring excessive costs.
Funding
$430K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Personnel and vehicles operating in hostile environments face significant risks from ballistic, blast, and fragmenting threats. Existing armor solutions often present a trade-off between protection level, weight, and cost, limiting accessibility and hindering operational effectiveness.
Solution
Acorn Armor provides advanced composite armor solutions designed for personnel and vehicle protection. Their approach focuses on balancing performance, weight, and price to deliver scalable protection against a range of threats, including ballistic impacts, blasts, and fragmentation. By leveraging a global network of experts, suppliers, and testing facilities, Acorn Armor offers comprehensive services from armor design and integration to testing, certification, and quality management. They utilize a diverse palette of materials, including ceramics, aramid, glass fiber, and metallic/polymeric components, to tailor solutions to specific customer requirements and international standards such as NIJ, VPAM, and NATO STANAG 4569.
Target Audience
Acorn Armor serves defense contractors, military organizations, and security companies requiring advanced armor solutions for personnel and vehicle protection in hostile environments.
Features
- Add-on armor designed to customer specifications, balancing performance, weight, and price
- Personal protection equipment, including body armor, helmets, and shields, available in all protection levels
- Armor design and integration services for seamless integration onto vehicle platforms
- Facilitation of survivability testing and certification in accordance with international standards
- Quality management assistance with ISO9001 and LEAN practices
- Sourcing and project support, leveraging expertise in design, engineering, simulation, and quality management
- Utilization of advanced composite materials, including SiC and Alumina ceramics, aramid, and UHMWPE