Tech Talk

October 2005

Quick-Release Vest Goes Over Body Armor

Edited by Robert H. Williams

After getting feedback from troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Spec. Ops. Brand, of Monhans, Texas, designed and manufactured an easily removable nylon vest for the Interceptor body-armor system.

“Wearing body armor is pretty much a full-time experience for our troops. Even back at base, they need the ballistic protection of body armor, but they don’t need to be wasting time and energy loading and unloading all day long,” notes Jeff Wemmer, chief executive officer of the company.

Four adjustment points permit the Over-Armor vest to easily fit over military body-armor systems.