Neptunic Technologies Neptech Anti-Slash/Anti-Stab Super Fabric/Material for Knife-Resistant Tactical Clothing, not just Sharksuits!

Published by David Crane in Body Armor, Featured, Special Operations on April 14th, 2011

By David Crane
defrev (at) gmail (dot) com

April 14, 2011

Speaking of Soldier Systems articles, they recently published a short piece on Neptunic Technologies’ Neptech anti-slash/anti-stab fabric/textile material that was originally developed to create next-gen sharksuits by integrating it into standard diving wetsuits for defense against shark bites, but is apparently now being marketed for military and law enforcement tactical applications. The slash-resistant/stab-resistant mystery fabric is both breathable and water-permeable, as demonstrated by the Neptech demo video:

DR is curious as to how the Neptech mystery fabric/material compares to DuPont Kevlar XP (woven) aramid fiber/fabric with respect anti-stab/anti-slash performance, weight, and cost for the same level of anti-knife (or anti-ice pick) performance when integrated with tactical clothing (gloves, BDUs, combat shirts, pants, jackets, etc.).

Since materials science (as it applies to tactical clothing/garments) is one of DefenseReview’s (DR) primary areas of interest, we’ll try to get ahold of Neptech’s inventor/developer, Jeremiah Sullivan, by either email or phone, in order to get some answers. We’ll also attempt to acquire some written-format physical and performance data on the material. Neptunic Tech’s website wasn’t very helpful in this regard,

Hopefully, Neptech performs as advertised.

Hat Tip: Soldier Systems

Company Contact Info:

Jeremiah Sullivan, Inventor/Developer
Neptunic Technologies, Inc.
2308 Kettner Blvd. – D
San Diego, CA 92101
Toll Free: 866-747-5228
Office Phone: 619-236-0711
Email: info@neptunic.com
Website 1: http://www.neptunictech.com/
Website 2: http://www.neptunic.com/

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