ADVANCED ARMOR SURVIVABILITY QUARTERLY DOCUMENTS CONTACT US HOME PLATFORM SURVIVABILITY PERSONAL PROTECTION ABOUT US NEWSLETTER 0 ACTIVE BLAST MITIGATION TenCate ABDS is an active blast mitigation system that suppress vehicle flight caused IED and mine blast and significantly increase the protection of occupants SEE TENCATE ABDS ACTIVE BLAST MITIGATION TenCate ABDS is an active blast mitigation system that independently detects underbelly blast and reacts to decrease vehicle jump height. ACTIVE BLAST MITIGATION BLAST PROTECTION TenCate ABDS™ active blast mitigation system TenCate ABDS™ is a revolutionary technology that represents a dramatic improvement over existing Passive Armor underbody protection systems. ABDS is an active system that evaluates a threat and responds accordingly. ABDS is a cost-effective solution that is highly adaptive and scalable to a range of platforms and ever increasing threats. ABDS is quickly integrated and retrofit onto existing vehicles and demands little power, weight or space on these already overburdened vehicles. The TenCate ABDS™ active blast countermeasure system can effectively mitigate the devastating effects of large IED blasts by defeating the acceleration of the vehicle and the vehicle structure. The transfer of blast energy to the occupants is managed to effectively reduce or eliminate destructive physical injuries. The TenCate active countermeasure system can be retrofitted to a wide range of vehicle platforms to address the ever changing and constantly evolving theater wide IED blast threat. Recent testing, completed on fully instrumented vehicles, successfully incorporated the Trigger and Activation System (TAS) that has been designed exclusively for the TenCate ABDS™ active blast countermeasure system. Reacting to an authentic blast event, TAS provides a stable, secure, high speed, automated fire command to actuate the proprietary countermeasures and yield a precise programmed structural and biomechanical response mode. TenCate ABDS™ active blast countermeasure system acknowledges both STANAG 4569 AEP-55 Vol. 2 and specifications for larger country specific threats as well as the new STANAG 4569 at classified threat levels. Contemporary data demonstrates a significantly improved threat protection capability and technological maturity for integrated applications on wheeled and tracked, combat and tactical, military ground vehicles. TenCate ABDS™ active blast countermeasure system is an efficient and effective underbody blast threat protection system that can be installed on light, medium and heavy platforms. Test results illustrate mounted occupant survivability improvements that surpass those of other currently available blast protection systems. 18 JUL 2017 TenCate Advanced Armor Receives Endorsement from US ARMY Press release: TenCate Advanced Armor Receives Endorsement from US ARMY Maneuver Center of Excellence for TenCate ABDS Sentinel X Active Blast Mitigation System to Combat IEDs READ MORE What is TenCate ABDS? The TenCate ABDS™ active blast countermeasure system can effectively mitigate the devastating effects of large IED blasts by defeating the acceleration of the vehicle and the vehicle structure. The transfer of blast energy to the occupants is managed to effectively reduce or eliminate destructive physical injuries. The TenCate active countermeasure system can be retrofitted to a wide range of vehicle platforms to address the ever changing and constantly evolving theater wide IED blast threat. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TENCATE ABDS What problem will TenCate ABDS help to mitigate? How is the problem mitigated? Does TenCate ABDS perform? Can TenCate ABDS address other issues? What is the current status of TenCate ABDS? What is the next steps for TenCate ABDS? HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT TENCATE ABDS? ASK OUR EXPERTS GET IN TOUCH We are very happy to give you the best guidance we can. If you have a question, send it to our experts and we will get back to you as soon as possible READ MORE HOMEPLATFORM SURVIVABILITYLAND SYSTEM SURVIVABILITY Platform survivability overview Land system survivability Active protection systems Add-on armor Spall liners Mine and blast protection Weapon stations and optronics Composite 3D solutions Engineering services Aircraft system survivability Naval system survivability Police and civilian applications ADVANCED ARMOR PLATFORM SURVIVABILITY PERSONAL PROTECTION ABOUT US NEWSLETTER JOIN US ON NEWS COOKIE POLICY TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY CERTIFICATES SUPPLY TERMS AND CONDITIONS Copyright © 2020 Koninklijke Ten Cate BV. All rights reserved. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. 'TenCate' and the credo 'materials that make a difference' are trademarks of Koninklijke Ten Cate BV in one of more countries. Download the TenCate Trademark Directives.