The priority for body armour is to save the wearer’s life in the face of battlefield threats, from gunfire to blunt force trauma in the event of an improvised explosive device detonation. But it’s not all about stopping bullets. There are many factors that affect how wearable armour is, which in turn impacts how and when it will be worn. If body armour is too heavy, too bulky, too restrictive, too hot, it will diminish the wearer’s effectiveness in the field – a fact that quickly became apparent in Afghanistan.

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