US armor vests.?

Have you heard that the vest our military provides is not the best. Dragon skin is. But our military did one of those no bit contract things. Owner must have been a friend of someone who works for the government. Have you also heard that if the government spends a small fraction of the military they could save the lives of most of the solders lost. Something to do with the roadside bombs.

US armor vests.?
In several military tests, Dragonskin failed. Expecially in tempature tests.





It did do betting against some impacts then Interceptor did, but it did not pass in all impact tests.





So basically, Dragonskin is better in certain situations, but is not well rounded enough for the military's needs.
Reply:i think the army works with the cheapest contractor thingie.





more money left to spend on Backwater then...
Reply:Maybe if Congress approved more funding to the military???? I'm sure you can figure out the rest of the sentence.





Maybe if Clinton hadn't done so many cut backs, the military would have had better protection in the first place.
Reply:Dragon skin is not quite as awesome as it looks. To start with the vest weighs 28 pounds alone, which is ridiculous compared to the IBA. Next, in tests the adhesives used to hold the multiple ceramic plates together failed in extreme heat and cold, I'd say Iraq qualifies for extreme heat. It's just not a practical solution to the problem, we need less weight, and more protection. More weight and a little more protection is a step backwards.





The only real way to eliminate the chance of soldiers getting killed is to have everyone switch to Nerf or laser tag. It's war, people die, deal with it.