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Russia designs new bulletproof armor glass

The new transparency is tested by crush tests in extreme conditions

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The Romashin Technologia Company in Obninsk is designing multilayered bulletproof glass for armored vehicles, research laboratory head Dmitry Chechin said.

The glass combines silicate and polycarbonate layers and can be also used in high-speed trains, civilian and military aircraft.

"The materials used in the glass will be used for armor transparency. The design is ongoing," he said adding bulletproof armor glass is usually a multilayered silicate composition.

The new transparency is tested by crush tests in extreme conditions.