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Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

Re: Dragon Armor

I think CNN or 60 minutes did a special on that a while back and when they tested it, there was no noticeable performance advantage compared to conventional armor. I know, I know, insert biased media conspiracy theory here...

I think it was something on NBC, too. Apparently the company that makes it and the Army have been in a bit of a dispute over testing the armor for some time now.

Some private research firms and testers have found it far superior, but the Army claims it's inferior and "failed catastrophically."

Who knows what to conclude when one "independent research group" claims one thing, and one claims another.

Here's a link about the tests:

Army Refutes Dragon Skin Claims

Pinnacle Dragon Skin SOV-2000 Test by Dr. Gary Roberts, LCDR, USNR, Stanford University Medical Center

Pinnacle Dragon Skin SOV-2000 Test by SWAT, Coast Guard, and Navy Personnel