Why does the Dragon skin armour get such a bad official press.?
Project Manager, Soldier Equipment (PM SEQ) conducted testing of Pinnacle Armor’s SOV 3000™ Body Armor Vest (Dragon Skin) from 16 -19 May at H. P. White labs near APG. (HP White is the National Institute of Justice certified ballistics lab used to test Army Body Armor) • Since the inception of the IBA program in 1999, Pinnacle Armor has never responded to a full and open competition. • Test was conducted using Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPI) and Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBI) First Article Test protocols. • Prior to fielding, ALL ESAPI designs must pass a robust FAT protocol under a variety of environmental conditions including high (+1600 F) and low (-600 F) temperature, diesel fuel, oil, and saltwater immersion, and a 14 hour temperature cycle from -250 F to +1200 F. Pinnacle SOV 3000 level IV Dragon Skin suffered catastrophic failure of the ceramic disc containment grid adhesive at -600 F, 1200 F and 1600 F. • SOV 3000 design is sensitive to extreme temperatur
