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Dateline Dragon Skin Body Armor Report

Independent ballistics tests commissioned by NBC News raise new questions about whether America's fighting men and women really do have the best body armor available.

The Army insists the body armor troops are now wearing — called Interceptor — is the very best in the world. And, without question, those vests have saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But an NBC investigation suggests there may be something even better out there called Dragon Skin, a flexible body armor of interconnected ceramic discs.

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bl968says...

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bamdrewsays...

... sounds good. link it up and I'll change my comment.

updated wikipedia info; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Skin_body_armor

"According to Allan D. Bain, CEO and founder of Evolution Armor Inc., the Dragon Skin vests failed because they did not observe "the Article One testing environmental conditioning protocol, which calls for the armor to withstand 165 degrees F for 6 hours," thus the adhesive failed. Pinnacle Armor Inc. has since adopted a new adhesive which is capable of withstanding greater temperatures for extended periods of time. [16]

In response to claims made by several US Senators, Dragon Skin and special interest groups, on Monday, May 21, 2007, the Army held a press conference where they released the test results that the Army says shows that Dragon Skin failed the Army's testing standards and that the current Interceptor body armor is the best available."

Mgshadowsays...

high pitched whine? i didnt notice it at all.
Dragon skin is made about 15 miles away from my home so i hear about this stuff all the time. It would be nice if the army would come clean and just say they lied about the armor. Protect our friends and children in Iraq with the best they can find.

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