A ballistic armor system for protection of protective missile canisters against projectiles secured by a frame to a flatbed truck trailer comprising: a plurality of armor system panels; a frame system having a top frame and side frames for securing said plurality of armor system panels and surrounding the canisters including top and all sides; each armor system panel comprising: a metal strike face plate (110; 210; 520) having a predetermined defined thickness and comprising a plurality of holes (130; 230); and a laminate composite backing material (120; 220; 524) secured to said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein said laminate composite backing material (120; 220) comprises a cross-sectional composition of a backing material of fibers being at least one material selected from the group consisting of aramid fiber, S-glass, E-glass and UHMWPE, and being in combination with a polymer resin-based binder material, wherein said metal strike face plate (110; 210) is separated from said composite backing material (120; 220) by a space, wherein said plurality of holes (130; 230) are slotted holes and set at an oblique angle relative to the vertical orientation of said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein each hole is angled at greater than 0° and up to 50° relative to the vertical orientation of said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein said metal strike face plate (110; 210) comprises a thickness in the range from about 0,64 cm to 3,81 cm and in particular in the range from about 1,27 cm to 1,95 cm, and wherein said laminate composite backing material (120; 220) comprises a thickness in the range of about 2,54 cm to 10,16 cm, and in particular of about 6,35 cm, and wherein said space comprises a thickness in the range between 0 to 25,4 cm and in particular in the range from about 10,16 cm to 15,24 cm. a plurality of armor system panels; a frame system having a top frame and side frames for securing said plurality of armor system panels and surrounding the canisters including top and all sides; each armor system panel comprising: a metal strike face plate (110; 210; 520) having a predetermined defined thickness and comprising a plurality of holes (130; 230); and a laminate composite backing material (120; 220; 524) secured to said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein said laminate composite backing material (120; 220) comprises a cross-sectional composition of a backing material of fibers being at least one material selected from the group consisting of aramid fiber, S-glass, E-glass and UHMWPE, and being in combination with a polymer resin-based binder material, wherein said metal strike face plate (110; 210) is separated from said composite backing material (120; 220) by a space, a metal strike face plate (110; 210; 520) having a predetermined defined thickness and comprising a plurality of holes (130; 230); and a laminate composite backing material (120; 220; 524) secured to said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein said laminate composite backing material (120; 220) comprises a cross-sectional composition of a backing material of fibers being at least one material selected from the group consisting of aramid fiber, S-glass, E-glass and UHMWPE, and being in combination with a polymer resin-based binder material, wherein said metal strike face plate (110; 210) is separated from said composite backing material (120; 220) by a space, wherein said plurality of holes (130; 230) are slotted holes and set at an oblique angle relative to the vertical orientation of said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein each hole is angled at greater than 0° and up to 50° relative to the vertical orientation of said metal strike face plate (110; 210), wherein said metal strike face plate (110; 210) comprises a thickness in the range from about 0,64 cm to 3,81 cm and in particular in the range from about 1,27 cm to 1,95 cm, and wherein said laminate composite backing material (120; 220) comprises a thickness in the range of about 2,54 cm to 10,16 cm, and in particular of about 6,35 cm, and wherein said space comprises a thickness in the range between 0 to 25,4 cm and in particular in the range from about 10,16 cm to 15,24 cm.