[en] An upgrade of the vessel protection system for DIII-D is in progress. The ceiling, floor, and inner wall are being armored to enable operation of double null diverted plasmas and to enable the use of the inner wall as a limiting surface. The present armor configuration is the subject of this paper. It involves partial coverage of the vessel wall with a combination of Inconel X-750 tiles and Inconel tiles with 1 cm graphite caps brazed to the plasma facing surface. The graphite is located only in the areas of neutral beam shinethrough and divertor targets on the floor. The existing brazed design has had limited success at the present operational energy levels which are below the capability of the machine. The new armor tile design utilizes the existing mounting studs and stud pattern in the vessel and is compatible with existing and planned diagnostics