Goals:
Financed by the Ministry of National Defense, the Portuguese consortium AuxDefense stands out for the development of new advanced military equipment of individual protection with high resistance to impact, cut, and perforation.
The AuxDefense project, developed by Fibrenamics, brings to the defense sector new high-performance ballistic helmets and vests, knee pads, and elbow pads in mechanical protection using nanotechnology and auxetic materials, based on biomimetic concepts.

Innovation:
More effective, lightweight, and ergonomic, ballistic helmets and vests and knee/elbow pads are designed to efficiently protect the military from the different branches of the Armed Forces in theater operations.
Based on the knowledge generated in the University of Minho over the last few years in fiber-based structures and auxetic materials, military equipment components have been developed with improved performance in terms of the absorption capacity of impact loads (explosions, ballistics…), cutting, and perforation, in order to more effectively protect the military.
The team involved also focused on ergonomic issues, having tested thermoregulatory functional materials and moisture managers, among others, to ensure comfort in the use of these innovative equipment.

Learn more:
https://www.fibrenamics.com/en/projects/auxdefense