Modular and fully scalable, the base vest can be easily configured to accommodate full system components including neck-throat protection, deltoid protection, groin and lower back protection.

The new modular scalable vest - which Whitehead notes is the ... For the future, the US Army is eyeing emerging technologies and materials including ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene ...

Experts did not specify how many suits the Army expects to deliver. The Army has fielded 80,000 Modular Scalable Vests, or MSVs, in recent years and expects to continue fielding this new body ...