The issue of open testing of body-armor alternatives is one about which I have been writing for nearly a year-and-a-half. During that time, 1,308 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Pentagon has only dug its heels in harder to prevent alternatives to the regulation-issue Interceptor body-armor system from being fully evaluated.
Why is this? What is the Pentagon hiding?
Well, stay tuned - literally:
PEO Soldier, the Army office responsible for body armor, has been talking to the press, namely, NBC News. The Army's been gearing up for an NBC News segment airing this weekend on body armor. Apparently, NBC News is taking on the debate over Dragon Skin armor, which proponents claim is superior to Interceptor armor being provided to troops.
This story is about to get huge. Here's a little bit of background on it.