Unfortunate geopolitical developments, terrorist attacks, and conflicts around the world have led to a rapidly growing awareness of the importance of national and European security. In this context, providing technological solutions for protection against blast and ballistic impact is not only crucial for defence, but also for public safety, infrastructure, transport, and aerospace. Not surprisingly, budgets allocated to protection solutions have increased significantly.

DyMaPro aims to develop an industrial proof-of-concept for the fast and efficient assessment of the performance of metal and metal-based protections against extreme impact loads. By reorienting and optimizing existing testing and modeling tools, the project aims to offer an alternative to large-scale, expensive ballistic and explosion testing. The outcome is an integrated assessment methodology that is validated with representative protection applications.