it goes by several names, its two thin layers of armour much lighter then traditional armour seperated by an insulator, the idea is if the armour is hit by a rpg (the most common anti-tank weapon used in modern warfare nowadays) then the first layer detonates the warhead, the shaped charge of the warhead then completes a exrtemely HT circuit so as the hot plasma of the warhead passes forward it gets 'hit' by a massive electrical current dispersing it.
this should leave the 2nd layer of armour intact and the system ready to defend itself again as long as its hit in a different spot. the outer armour only needs to stop small arms fire and the level of protection goes up (normaly a direct rpg hit will cripple a fighting vehcile and damage a tank) and the overall weight goes down.
this has been tested on a warrior in the uk and it withstood several attacks that would have destroyed a traditionaly armoured vehicle. but still in the testing stages.
obviously though it doesnt matter if your hit by a howitzer shell or something like that if your in a puma or warrior your pretty much dead.
there is a link on this site somewhere.
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