Book/Printed Material Lightening body armor : Arroyo support to the Army response to Section 125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Title

• Lightening body armor : Arroyo support to the Army response to Section 125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

Summary

• "The body armor that U.S. forces wear in Afghanistan is effective against ballistic threats: There have been no reported penetrations of the body armor or fatalities when the currently issued body armor was struck by projectiles it was designed to stop. However, current body armor is heavy in weight and makes up a large portion of the load that soldiers and marines carry on patrol and into combat. This report summarizes a congressionally directed study of how body armor weight can be reduced. The research examined four approaches to lightening body armor: refining requirements, using modular configurations, improving testing, and improving materials. The study found that a 10 percent reduction in weight appears to be about the most that is realistic in the short term if overall protection is to remain constant; nonmateriel approaches can result in a greater than 20 percent weight reduction, but such approaches pose difficult choices about the amount of protection provided to soldiers. The report concludes with a comparison of the four approaches, general conclusions and recommendations, and responses to each of the eight congressionally raised issues." --From publisher description.

Names

• Horn, Kenneth P., 1937-
• Arroyo Center
• Rand Corporation

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.

Headings

• -  United States.--Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures
• -  United States.--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
• -  Afghan War, 2001-2021--Casualties--Prevention
• -  Body armor--Standards--United States
• -  Body armor--Technological innovations
• -  Body armor--Afghanistan
• -  Body armor--United States--Testing
• -  United States--Armed Forces--Safety measures

Notes

• -  "Rand Arroyo Center."
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages45-48).
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 electronic resource (xvi, 48 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

• U825

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2021760812

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2021760812

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users Indicated permissions on file

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2021760812

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record