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Air Force

DuPont Opens Ballistics Testing Facility In India

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 13th, 2012

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DuPont [DD] yesterday said it has opened its latest ballistics testing facility at the DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, India. The state-of-the-art facility houses a ballistic testing range, a 600-ton helmet press and stab testing equipment. It is the fifth DuPont site for testing protection materials in ballistic applications. Others are located in Richmond, Va; Meyrin, Switzerland; Paulina, Brazil and Wilmington, Del. The DuPont Ballistics Facility will allow DuPont to work closely with its customers and end-users, including law enforcement,…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

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