Looking at the article, it appears to be directed specifically at the Dragon Skin body armor. It has a lot of promise, but appears to be that it's got currently Level III protection and a PENDING Level IV protection. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the interceptor body armor is a level IV spec and that would at least on paper make the folks bitching about the body armor through policy making.
Still, looking at that one review of the armor, they seem to be working up towards a flexible 14.5mm protection level for retrofit to vehicles. Hell of a lot better than the kevlar sheets added to HMMWVs in the 80s.
As I said to you on AIM, at first glance it looks like risk aversion in the pentagon based on a paper issue with the certification of the armor in question. It could also be the configuration, apparently the Dragon Skin system allows configuration of Level III and Level IV layers as the user chooses. It could also be that the bean counters in the procurement system are pissed at pinnacle for side stepping them and going straight to the troops. Frankly, I'll hang this on the folks that have gummed up the procurement system to "prevent" government waste when all it does is increase costs and add delays.
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Date: 2006-01-17 04:45 pm (UTC)Still, looking at that one review of the armor, they seem to be working up towards a flexible 14.5mm protection level for retrofit to vehicles. Hell of a lot better than the kevlar sheets added to HMMWVs in the 80s.
As I said to you on AIM, at first glance it looks like risk aversion in the pentagon based on a paper issue with the certification of the armor in question. It could also be the configuration, apparently the Dragon Skin system allows configuration of Level III and Level IV layers as the user chooses. It could also be that the bean counters in the procurement system are pissed at pinnacle for side stepping them and going straight to the troops. Frankly, I'll hang this on the folks that have gummed up the procurement system to "prevent" government waste when all it does is increase costs and add delays.