title: STANAG 4569
text: # STANAG 4569
  
  NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the "Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles".
  
  The standard covers strikes from kinetic energy, artillery and IED blasts.
  
  ## Level 1
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  7.62×51mm NATO Ball (Ball M80) at 30 meters with velocity 833 m/s
  
  5.56×45mm NATO Ball (SS109) at 30 meters with a velocity of 900 m/s
  
  5.56×45mm NATO Ball (M193) at 30 meters with a velocity of 937 m/s
  
  Protection against all three threats must be provided.
  
  ### Grenade and Mine Blast
  
  Hand grenades, unexploded artillery fragmenting submunitions, and other small anti personnel explosive devices detonated under the vehicle.
  
  ### Artillery
  
  20 mm FSP (simulating 155 mm threat) at 520 m/sec from a distance of 100 meters. (Due to very low probability of a large fragment retaining enough velocity at these distances, STANAG 4569 makes this optional.)
  
  Angle: azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–18°
  
  ## Level 2
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 m/s
  
  ### Grenade and Mine Blast Threat
  
  6 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine: 2a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location. 2b – Mine Explosion under center.
  
  ### Artillery
  
  155 mm High Explosive at 80 m
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–22°
  
  ## Level 3
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  7.62×51mm AP (WC core) at 30 meters with 930 m/s
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation 0–30°
  
  ### Grenade and Mine Blast Threat
  
  8 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine: 3a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location. 3b – Mine Explosion under center.
  
  ### Artillery
  
  155 mm High Explosive at 60 m
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–30°
  
  ## Level 4
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  14.5×114mm AP / B32 at 200 meters with 911 m/s
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation 0°
  
  ### Artillery
  
  155 mm High Explosive at 30 m
  
  ### Grenade and Mine Blast Threat
  
  10 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine: 4a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location. 4b – Mine Explosion under center.
  
  ## Level 5
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  25 mm APDS-T (M791) or TLB 073 at 500 m with 1258 m/s
  
  Angle: Frontal arc to centreline: ± 30° sides included, elevation 0°
  
  ### Artillery
  
  155 mm High Explosive at 25 m
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90°
  
  ## Level 6
  
  ### Kinetic Energy
  
  30 mm APFSDS or AP at 500 m
  
  Angle: Frontal arc to centreline: ± 30° sides included, elevation 0°
  
  ### Artillery
  
  155 mm High Explosive at 10 m
  
  Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90°
  
  ## Sources
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 CRAIG International Ballistics – NIJ EN STANAG Ballistic Standards
  * ↑ Article title
  * ↑ "STANAG 4569 Protection Levels".
  * ↑ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
  * ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  