The Ukrainian Armed Forces Develop Special Floating Body Armor
The new floating module is being developed by the Central Department for Armament Development of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Several samples of such «floating body armor» have already been transferred to military units for testing.
Testing Underway for Special Modular Body Armor
In Ukraine, testing has begun on special modular body armor for the naval forces and engineering troops of the Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defense reported this on Saturday, March 2.
Life-Saving Function of Body Armor in Water
It is noted that the peculiarity of such body armor lies in the fact that upon contact with water, the special module reacts, and the body armor functions as a life-saving device.
Development Process and Future Plans
«The Ministry of Defense received a request to develop such a special module for body armor. The main task is to save the lives of servicemen in the water. Because we understand the weight a soldier carries, especially when it comes to special forces,» said Deputy Minister of Defense Vitaliy Polovenko.
The new floating module is being developed by the Central Department for Armament Development of the Armed Forces, with the involvement of foreign and domestic developers. It is planned that such modules can be used on all approved models of body armor of the Armed Forces.
«We have already transferred several samples of such ‘floating body armor’ to units for testing. If this stage is successful, we will move on to laboratory tests,» Polovenko said.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense approved the second sample of female body armor. Its testing lasted for three months and took place in two stages.
