Ballistic Resistance Testing

We support the Military, Defense and Aerospace industries with custom ballistic resistance testing options and superior customer support.

Intertek provides ballistics resistance testing and expert military testing services via H.P. White Laboratory, an Intertek company. H.P. White tailors military testing and engineering services to support the activities and programs of many branches of the U.S. military: Department of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, and commercial industry.

Our extensive Ballistics Resistance and Military Testing & Evaluation services include:

Material Testing 

• Fiber/Textile – Cut, puncture, tear and abrasion
• NIR Camouflage Color Measurements
• Color Fastness
• Fabric Properties – thread count
• Flammability
• Accelerated Aging 

Explosives Testing  

• IED and shaped charge
• Shock Tube analysis  

Ballistics Testing  

• Personal Armor – helmets, vests, visors, etc.
• Vehicular Armor – Steel, ceramic, aluminum, fiber glass, etc. 
• Transparent Armor
• Fragment simulating projectiles
• Bulleted projectiles
• Experimental ammunition 

Biological/Chemical Testing 

• Penetration/permeation resistance
• Chemical Resistance
• Glove testing 

Vehicle Armor Testing 

• Panel ballistics
• Finishes – interior and exterior

Environmental Testing  

• MIL-STD 810 F
• Shock and vibration
• Dust and debris
• UV aging
• Temperature, humidity and temp shock
• Altitude
• Weatherometer
• Salt Fog
• Accelerated corrosion
• Luminescence

Conflict Solution Facilities 

• Judgment under stress
• Use of force
• Force on force engagement
   

Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Ballistic Resistance Testing.