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2. Ballistic nylon - Wikipedia

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   The original specification for ballistic nylon was an 18 oz (510 g) nylon fabric made from 1050 denier high tenacity nylon yarn in a 2×2 basketweave. Today it may be any nylon fabric made with a "ballistic weave", typically a 2×2 or 2×3 basketweave. It can be woven from nylon yarns of various denier such as 840 denier and 1680 denier.

3. Flak jacket - Wikipedia

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   The vests used by the U.S. Marines (Vest, Armored M-1955) weighed more than ten pounds, the exterior of the vest was made of a heavy duty Cotton Poplin, with the third revision of the vest the material was changed to nylon fabric, and the interior were a combination of ballistic nylon layers and fiberglass plates known as Doron. [3]

4. Military textile science - Wikipedia

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   Military textile science is the study and development of technical textiles used by defense forces on land, sea, and air. The products derived from this field of study are designated as military textiles.This field includes various types of textiles, such as woven, knitted, nonwoven, coated, laminated, and composite materials, all designed to meet the specific needs of military operations.

5. Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops - Wikipedia

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   Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.

6. Airman Battle Uniform - Wikipedia

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   Original-issue, non-ripstop, 50% nylon, and 50% cotton fabric in the ABU-pattern. Due to complaints regarding the original fabric’s weight and heat-retention, a thinner, ripstop -weave, ABU-patterned fabric in the same 50/50 NYCO blend would be introduced in 2012, known variously as the "Improved ABU," "IABU," "Ripstop ABU," or "RABU."

7. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   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. These two parts of the vest ...