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From what I remember of the paper, the metal foam and cubic boron nitride absorbed quite a bit of the energy of the impact. If I had to guess, it would be at least the same effects of a rifle-grade bullet hitting (modern) interceptor plate (i.e. alive but felt like having a mule kick you square...

Well, you'll still need to have a kevlar-composite layer for things like spall, but given that aluminum metal-foam has options that include $98 from one company before shipping (~$150 with shipping) from a quick google... ... the only real problem (and probably the most expensive part) is...

Actually, that was from NC State back in 2016. One of the rounds they tested against the composite was an AP .50cal round... which cause minimal damage. I'll have to dig the scholarly article for it but... yeah, have fun with those implications.

You would be right... before metal-foams and metal-foam composites existed. Now, with the fact that we've seen the data of .50cals up against metal foam composites and losing? I wouldn't be surprised if they do have such armor. Remember, this is the same nation that used titanium in its...

However, I wouldn't be surprised that they're working on or have something similar to what @Bacle said. Their strategic doctrine is literally a combination of pure unrelenting spite and 'from hell's heart I stab at thee!'.

@Emperor Tippy, that sort of thing won't happen for long, SSNs and other submarines are going to be simply another arrow in the quiver for a combined arms force instead of a determination of combat like you would think thanks to the US and other nations investing heavily into laser technology...

Thing is, tax cuts are trickle-down, no way about it I'm afraid, triply so with how the GOP likes to do it. Also, investing in the economy is more than infrastructure, it's just that infrastructure is the most obvious and has one of the higher ROIs of the various options (economic capacity is...

We all know that 'trickle down' is a lie. The Bushes called it part of Voodoo Economics for a good reason. Historically it isn't tax cuts but direct investment (usually through infrastructure) that improves the economy. Tax cuts simply don't work other than causing having the money to sit in...

That partially falls into the usual MIC conspiracy BS that likes to float around like the flu. The majority of the US military budget isn't to buying new 'toys' as you would call it (and to be honest, the US Navy and Airforce needed replacement aircraft a decade ago but Iraq delayed the planned...

While true, it is problematic for the US's geopolitical goals (i.e. 'cost of trade is practically free') right now.

... may I remind you of the entire Tillman Battleship debacle? Yeah, that isn't going to change anytime soon.

The biggest problem is that Congress went back to its 'fuck the military' BS back in the '90s. Clinton tried to fix that problem by doing the old 'invest in the economy to grow the economy' method but the GOP's 'Tax Cuts Uber Alles' mentality put a dink on that plan alongside the dotcom bubble...