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U.S. Army Recalls 16,000 Ceramic Body Armor Plates

Written on 23 Feb, 2009 at 18:21 in Body Armor | viewed 2,976 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com February 5, 2009 On January 29, 2009, the Washington Times reported that the U.S. Army is recalling "more than 16,000 sets of ceramic body armor plates that the Pentagon’s inspector general believes were not properly... (Continue reading)

Lockheed Martin/EEStor Power-Integrated Body Armor for Infantry Warfighters

Written on 23 Jan, 2009 at 17:22 in Body Armor | viewed 2,086 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com January 13, 2009 A number of eco-friendly, green-technology websites have been reporting on aerospace juggernaught Lockheed Martin teaming up with energy storage tech startup EEStor to develop a tactical body armor system with integrated "electrical... (Continue reading)

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $73 Million XSAPI Body Armor Order

Written on 23 Nov, 2008 at 15:52 in Body Armor | viewed 983 views times | Comments

The following is a Ceradyne, Inc. press release: COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ceradyne, Inc. (CRDN: 23.50, +1.74, +8.0%) announced that it has received a delivery order for $73 million for XSAPI body armor plates. This X-SAPI... (Continue reading)

Flexible Biological Scalar Body Armor for Future Soldiers?

Written on 23 Aug, 2008 at 14:11 in Body Armor | viewed 2,696 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com July 31, 2008 MIT materials science and engineering researchers are studying the flexible biological scalar armor system a.k.a. flexible dermal armor system utilized by Polypterus senegalus a.k.a. Senegal bichir a.k.a. Gray bichir a.k.a. "dinosaur eel",... (Continue reading)

DuPont Kevlar XP: Next-Gen, Lightweight Aramid Ballistic Fiber for Body Armor

Written on 23 Jun, 2008 at 13:41 in Body Armor | viewed 1,603 views times | Comments

By David Crane defrev at gmail dot com 15% less backface deformation signature (BDS), and thus reduced impact trauma a.k.a. blunt force trauma, with 10% reduction in overall (OA) weight, all in a 100% Kevlar, i.e. woven, high-strength ballistic aramid fiber, solution–this... (Continue reading)

Army Acquisition Capos Fraudulently Alter Body Armor Test Results

Written on 23 Jun, 2008 at 13:36 in Body Armor | viewed 1,072 views times | Comments

By Roger Charles, DefenseWatch June 12, 2008 Thanks to an Air Force debarment action against Pinnacle Armor, manufacturer of Dragon Skin body armor, documents have been obtained, and witnesses deposed that provide hard evidence that the Army Acquisition capos fraudulently altered test reports to reflect... (Continue reading)

KSEE 24 News Video Story on Attempted Sale of Dragon Skin Body Armor on eBay

Written on 22 Feb, 2008 at 16:45 in Body Armor | viewed 1,052 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail dot com "Central Valley News Station" KSEE 24 News has a video report on the federal investigation that is now underway due to the attempt to sell Pinnacle Armor Dragon Skin body armor on eBay by... (Continue reading)

Mystery: Attempt(s) to Sell Level IV Dragon Skin Body Armor on eBay

Written on 22 Feb, 2008 at 16:43 in Body Armor | viewed 2,876 views times | Comments

By Roger Charles 02-14-2008 While investigating offers on eBay for the sale of two Dragon Skin body armor vests, DefenseWatch discovered that a congressional staffer had confirmed that there is a DOJ IBA Task Force investigating the Army’s body armor procurement... (Continue reading)

Pinnacle Armor Files Federal Lawsuit Against DOJ and NIJ: The Plot Thickens…

Written on 22 Nov, 2007 at 13:45 in Body Armor | viewed 1,681 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com DefenseReview readers are well aware that we’ve been following the Pinnacle Armor Dragon Skin body armor vs. U.S. Army Interceptor Body Armor Program for quite some time, now. As you also know, the Pinnacle Armor... (Continue reading)

Future Body Armor: Is Nanotech Ballistic Fiber the Next Step in Soft Body Armor?

Written on 22 Nov, 2007 at 13:19 in Body Armor | viewed 2,220 views times | Comments

by David Crane defrev at gmail.com November 8, 2007 If DefenseReview is to believe what it’s been reading over the last few weeks in the "mainstream press", body armor and other types of ballistic armor (vehicle armor and bomb-resistant panels, for instance)... (Continue reading)

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