Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Bodyarmor
I'm linking to Desi's post on this.

Last week DefenseWatch released a secret Marine Corps report that determined that 80% of the 401 Marines killed in Iraq between April 2004 and June 2005 might have been saved if the Interceptor OTV body armor they were wearing was more effective. The Army has declined to comment on the report because doing so could aid the enemy, an Army spokesman has repeatedly said.

The only thing I can figure is the drop in profit margin if soldier's buy their own armor and demonstrate that it is better than what the government is providing (when they bother to provide anything.)
Written at 4:36 AM by Lynne.
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