About full body armour suit ready for trials in Iraq Page 6

Morten · December 24th, 2005

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Originally Posted by Doody

A different blog site said that the suits cost around $9600 but that is unconfirmed source.

that has to be a joke... a few armor plates and a windshield? :P lol... it'll be ALOT cheaper IMO.

but its great! the gunners really need protection from the IED's.

Duty Honor Country · December 24th, 2005

That blog site that had the $9600 figure was only off by $200. It seems the suit costs $9400. If that dragon scale armor costs $5,000, its possible for this armor system to cost over 9 grand.

http://www.google.com/search?hs=oAo&...00&btnG=Search

Remember, this thing uses a lot of technology. Each plate has something like 28 layers of kevlar. Google "Cupola Protective Ensemble" and see for your self.

December 24th, 2005	#52
Duty Honor Country	That blog site that had the $9600 figure was only off by $200. It seems the suit costs $9400. If that dragon scale armor costs $5,000, its possible for this armor system to cost over 9 grand. http://www.google.com/search?hs=oAo&...00&btnG=Search Remember, this thing uses a lot of technology. Each plate has something like 28 layers of kevlar. Google "Cupola Protective Ensemble" and see for your self. "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel