Abstract:Recent development of the performance of anti-penetration,damage model and the damage mechanism of the metal composite plates, ceramic/metal composite plates as a representative of functionally graded composite target in the impact of projectile was reviewed. The influence of the target materials, layers, combination, the shape of projectile and other factors on the performance of anti-penetration were discussed by the ways of theoretical study, experimental study and numerical simulation. At the same time, the prophase work related, pointed out the deficiency existing in the research work, and puted forward some problems to be studied further.