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Flexing in the line of fire: Lightweight, flexible body armor for the future force

In the line of fire, protective body armor plays a critical role in survival. Hard-plated, rigid and heavy, today’s National Institute of Justice Type IV body armor -- the kind that protects warfighters against armor piercing bullets -- defends the wearer, but adds weight and bulk that a fast-moving operator could do without.

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/974036/flexing-in-the-line-of-fire-lightweight-flexible-body-armor-for-the-future-force.aspx Marisa Novobilski

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