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Dragon Skin is a type of ballistic vest first-produced by the now-defunct company Pinnacle Armor, and was subsequently manufactured by North American Development Group LLC. [1] The vest manufacturer claimed that it could absorb a high number of bullets because of its unique design involving circular discs that overlapped, similar to scale armor.
Interestingly, this ban referred specifically to Pinnacle’s Dragon Skin, stating that the company’s advertising implies that Dragon Skin “is superior in performance” to the Interceptor Body Armor the military issues to soldiers, and that the US Army disputes that claim. But why?
Mar 21, 2022 · During the early 2000’s, with the United States embroiled in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, an intriguing style of body armor came to market amid the nightly news coverage of the war. Embraced by nearly instant media sensation, the bullet proof vest made by Pinnacle Armor was known as Dragon Skin.
The Dragonskin™ body armor is available in various tactical, duty, concealed, and neutral and positively buoyant carrier designs. Ken Hall, CEO of Pinnacle Armor ® said, “Flexible, wearable and effective multiple threat defeating body armor has been a military and law enforcement goal for hundreds of years, and continues to be a major goal ...
Sep 20, 2006 · Dragon Skin body armor does substantially enhance the protection capabilities of rifle defeating body armor with less trauma to the body, increased ballistic and multiple repeat hit capabilities, combined with flexibility and coverage options up to a full torso wrap for both males and females.
Apr 17, 2006 · DefRev Sees Test Data: Dragon Skin Hands-Down Superior to Army’s Interceptor. Defense Review has confirmed it. Just as we expected, Pinnacle Armor SOV-2000 (Level III/III+) and SOV-3000 (Level IV) Dragon Skin body armor appears to be significantly superior in every combat-relavant way to U.S. Army PEO Soldier’s and U.S. Army Natick Soldier ...
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Aug 9, 2007 · WASHINGTON — Department of Justice researchers have dropped Dragon Skin body armor from their list of acceptable protective equipment for law enforcement, the latest setback for the...
