I saw Dragon Skin on future weapons. They shot one full of rounds and had a grenade go off under another with no penetration.
The Army tests must be hell.
Notice you’ve never seen a single malfunction on “Future Weapons” of ANYTHING.
According to the news (and the congressional inquiry) the Army banned Dragon Skin two months BEFORE they tested it.
Parents of several soldiers purchased it for them, but the soldiers are not allowed to wear it in Iraq.
Sounds like quality control might be an issue for Dragon Skins.
I saw the same show, on the surface it looked good, but what can you tell from a TV show. I think we don't know enough about the Army tests to know what the truth is. A jacket made of overlapping platelets may not work in some positions, running or maybe lying down. Who knows, but the current Army is not made of fools, they must have their reasons.