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Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System ECWCS levels 7 (left) and 5 (right). The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS / ˈ ɛ k w æ k s /) is a protective clothing system developed in the 1980s by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts.
The Improved Outer Tactical Vest as a whole is an improvement over previous US body armor systems, with the fragmentation vest from the Vietnam War being limited to fragmentation protection, the PASGT vest being limited to pistol rounds, and the previous Outer Tactical Vest being unable to stop armor piercing rounds.
The IBA system consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) ballistic plates. The OTV features a carrier shell, and three main (flexible) ballistic panel inserts (front left and front right panels, and a rear back panel), [4] which are made with a finely woven Kevlar KM2 fiber.
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The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers. A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armour designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragments to the torso.
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A U.S. Army soldier wearing the Gen II model Soldier Plate Carrier System in Syria. An improved version of the SPCS known as the Generation II features a completely new quick release system based on that of the Generation III IOTV , which uses 4 buckles (2 for the shoulder straps, and 2 to connect each cummerbund to the front carrier) connected ...
Luigi Mangione was charged with four federal crimes Thursday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The federal charges are significant because they open the possibility of him ...