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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 Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018.. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest), IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier system). [1]
In 1993, command groups from the Marine Corps, Navy, Army, and Air Force signed an agreement that created the JSLIST program, to replace the Chemical Protection Overgarment used by the U.S. Navy. The JSLIST program worked on creating, testing, and manufacturing a better and unified CBRN protective suit for a reduced cost.
The field portion of the Soldier Integrated Protective Ensemble (SIPE) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) was conducted at Fort Moore, Georgia, from September through November 1992. Individual task performance-data were collected by the Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM) Close Combat Test Directorate, and collective task performance ...
Beginning in 2007 the Improved Outer Tactical Vest began to replace the OTVs in the United States Army's service and since then it has been mostly replaced in its inventory, with the exception of a few OTVs still in service with the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve; however, both the OTV and the newer IOTV are being replaced by the ...
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 ...
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The Army Combat Shirt (ACS) is a flame-resistant shirt developed and used by the United States Army as a supplementary addition to the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). [3] The ACS is a stand-alone shirt designed specifically for use with Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in warm and hot weather instead of the blouse, and was introduced in 2007.