NATO AEP-55 Procedures for Evaluating the Protection Level of Armored Vehicles - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat

STANAG standards, which are NATO standardization agreements, determine the military standards of NATO member countries. One of the standards published in this framework is the STANAG 4569 / AEP-55 standard. NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 standard defines test shells and procedure for armored vehicles according to NATO standards. This standard is one of the most stringent vehicle armor testing protocols in use.

This standard is a NATO standardization agreement that covers standards of protection levels for those in logistics and light armored vehicles. This standard covers attacks from kinetic energy, artillery and improvised explosive device (IED) explosions.

The NATO AEP-55 standard consists of two parts, "NATO unclassified" and "NATO classified". The NATO declassified document determines the level of protection for occupants of armored vehicles exposed to improvised explosive device threats, and explains the threat definitions, test conditions, and crew injury criteria for vehicle occupants to be used. The NATO secret document details the backups used for certain test conditions and discloses all the details and data necessary to define threat levels.

The amount of variables associated with the interactions between various threats, scenarios, and different physical mechanisms complicates the improvised explosive device threat assessment. Similarly, the nature of these threats and the wide range of variables associated with such threats make it difficult to establish a definitive method for testing procedures. However, it is possible to categorize a wide variety of improvised explosive device threats using the most common attack scenarios.

The NATO AEP-55 standard provides testing methodology for kinetic energy, artillery and mine threats. Some of the threats covered in both sections are similar to improvised explosive device threats.

The NATO AEP-55 standard provides repeatable and standardized test conditions and evaluation method to maximize the commonality between different test procedures and facilitate the qualification of vehicles.

Among the numerous tests, measurements, analyses, and evaluations our organization provides for businesses in various sectors, we also offer testing services for improvised explosive device (IED) threats within the scope of NATO AEP-55 standard, which is a procedure for evaluating the protection level of armored vehicles, thanks to our trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.