tech talk

September 2006

Inflatable Armor Easy to Store

Edited by Robert H. Williams

Armorflate, from Zodiac of North America in Stevensville, Md., is an inflatable armor system that can be folded and stored until needed, then inflated within a minute. “It will stop 7.62 mm rounds,” the kind fired by AK-47 automatic rifles, which are used widely in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the company’s representative, Dave Grandin.

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