History of The Flak Jacket

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bullets, those traveling at 400 feet per second or less, they did not offer protection against the new generation of handgun ammunition being introduced at that time.

During World War II the Wilkinson Sword Company from England originally developed the garment for members of the Royal Airforce. The Royal Airforce airmen were at risk of severe injury and death from Fliegerabwehrkanone, exploding shells fired from German anti-aircraft guns operated by ground-based military personnel. The shells were colloquially known as “Flak” and they could do severe damage to the unprotected torsos of pilots and crew as well as their aircraft.

Then the next generation of anti-ballistic bulletproof vest was the World War II "Flak Jacket" that was issued to aircraft crew and made from ballistic nylon. The flak jacket is a protective garment designed to worn over the torso, keeping the delicate internal organs and ribcage safe from harm on the battlefield. When well maintained, a flak jacket can ...

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Armed Forces from the late 1990s to the late 2000s, and still seeing use as of the early 2010s. IBA uses a modular design, enabling periodical enhancements of subsystems and inserts. The Interceptor Body Armor design replaced the older standardized fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) body armor system, introduced in the early 1980s. The Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) is a ceramic plate fielded by the US military. It was first used in the Interceptor body armor, a ballistic vest. It is now also used in the Improved Outer Tactical Vest as well as the Modular Tactical Vest, in addition to commercially available "plate carriers".

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