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Tag Archives: Body Armor

Ballistic Protected Lifejackets That Inflat Automatically

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Chuck Hill
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Earlier we noted that perhaps the Russians have a better idea for dealing with the potential conflicting requirements of body armor and lifejackets for boarding parties. Now we have news of a similar British product.

Lets not forget the lessons of the drowning of ME3 Shaun Lin, Oct. 13th, 2010 during an exercise.

Posted in Operations | Tagged Body Armor, PFD | 2 Replies

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