X-ray CT has been widely used as a Non-destructive technique for the characterization of damage in various materials. It is a versatile technique used for structural assessment and provides a 3D insight into the specimen being investigated in a qualitative and quantitative fashion. However, the advancement of science and technology has led to the development of a variety of specialized composite and hybrid materials and the contribution of X-ray CT towards the examination of these high-performance materials such as fibre metal laminates is still bounded and limited due to the restrictions in place relating to the examination of thin specimens and limiting factors such as lack of contrast and dissimilar transmission values which is especially observed in the case of thin plate-like specimens. This work provides insight into the current findings of non-destructive damage characterization utilizing the X-ray CT technique involving fibre metal laminates and fibre-reinforced composites and discusses the key challenges involved in the examination of thin panel-like specimens. A feasibility study of the X-ray CT technique is also shown with the example of impacted glass fibre reinforced aluminium laminate utilizing Zeiss X-ray microscope and discusses how this technique can be effectively used for the characterization of damage in similar hybrid materials and provide a good alternative to the common destructive methods.