Dragon Skin Eval Release May 2007

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Project Manager Soldier Equipment Briefingon the

May 2006 Evaluation of

Pinnacle Armor SOV 3000 Dragon Skin


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Ex ecu t i ve Sum m aryBackg round

Project Manager, Soldier Equipment (PM SEQ) conducted testing ofPinnacle Armors SOV 3000 Body Armor Vest (Dragon Skin) from

16 -19 May at H. P. White labs near APG. (HP White is the NationalInstitute of Justice certified ballistics lab used to test Army Body Armor)

Since the inception of the IBA program in 1999, Pinnacle Armor hasnever 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 protocolunder 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.


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Ex ecu t i ve Sum m ar yBackg round ( c o n t i n u e d )

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 temperatures and failed tomaintain ballistic integrity at temperatures below summer ambient in OIF.

This failure mode caused discs to delaminate and accumulate in the lowerportion of the armor panel, thus resulting in exposing the spine, vitalorgans, and critical blood vessels to lesser ballistic threats.

Pinnacle SOV 3000 level IV Dragon Skin vests suffered 13 first or second

shot complete penetrations, failing 4 of 8 initial subtests with ESAPI

threat baseline 7.62 x 63mm APM2 Armor Piercing (AP) ammunition.

Bo t t o m Li n e u p Fr o n t :

D ragon sk i n does no t m eet r equ i red p ro t ect i on st anda rds


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Pin n acle Test Sequ en ce

St ep 1 : Con f igu r a t ion Ana lys is

Receip t o f ves t s

- Estab l i sh in i t i a l accoun t ab i l i t y , s to r age , and secur i t y

Condu c t Con f ig u r a t ion Ana lys is:

- Label

- Weigh t

- Dimens ion

- X-Ray- Photograph

St ep 2 : Ba l l i st i c Test ing

Prescr ib ed ser ies o f l i ve - f i re t est s

Vests tested un der va r ied cond i t i ons :

- W e a t h er e x t r e m e s

- Co n d it i o n ed w i t h o i l / f u e l

A ft e r d u r a bi l i t y / d r o p t e st

Record resu l t s


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XL, 7

XL, 6

XL, 5XL, 4

XL, 3

XL, 2

XL, 1

L, 9

L, 8

L, 7

L, 6

L, 5L, 4

L, 3

L, 2L, 1

M, 8

M, 7

M, 6

M, 5

M, 4M, 3

I den t i f y , ta l l y and labe l vest :

X L1 - X L1 0 , L1 - L1 0 , M 1 - M 10

Con f igu r a t i on Ana lys is

Dragon Skin vest

Dragon Skin vest

Dragon Skin vest

Receive de l ivery o f 3 0 D r ag o n Sk i n v e st s .

Measure , w e igh andpho togr aph vests on sca le.

L, 1

X- ray vests .Se n d ve st t o s to ra g e/ a p p ro p r i ate

cond i t i on ing a rea .Ana lyze, co r re la te and p r in t a l l l i st ,m e asu re me n ts , p h o to s a n d x - ra ys .

Dragon Sk in vest

L, 1


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Key Find in gs

Ph y sical Ch ar act er is t ics

- Weight

- Area of Coverage

- Thickness- Ballistic Protection Coverage

Ba l l i st i c Per f o r m ance


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W eig h t / Co v er ag e

* Note, due to difference in sizing Pinnacle SOV 3000 body armor extra large is equivalent to Interceptor Body Armor large in size and fit.

Pinnacle SOV 3000Interceptor Body Armor

Fo r eq u i v al en t a r e a o f co v er a g e, w ei g h t i s 4 6 % - 7 0 % h e av i er .

Size: XL*

Weight: 47.5 lbsWeight: 28 lbs

Size: L

Thickness: < 1.3 in

Coverage: 720 in2

Thickness: 1.7in - 1.9 in

Coverage: 743 in2

28 47.5


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Bal l i st i c Pr o t ect ion


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Test Flow Ch ar t

Day 3Day 2Day 1

XL

L

M

APM2, VO

APM2, VO

APM2, VO

Ambient

Temp

Weather

Altitude XL

L MXL

APM2, V50

M

APM2, VO

Oil

Diesel XL

APM2, VO

L

APM2, VO

B32, VO

Impact(Drop)

APM2, VO

LowTemp

HighTemp

L MXL

M855, V50

L MXL

LPS, V50

L MXL

M80, V50

AmbientTemp

TempCycle

M

L

L

APM2, VO

APM2, VO

APM2, VO

AmbientTemp

AmbientTemp

SaltWater

L

M

XL

LPS, V0

M855, V0

M80, V50

L MXL

Kept As controlM

BZ, VO 30 Ves ts To t a l( 27 Tested , 3 Con t ro l )

XL

Test Omitted Government Reference Only


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Am b i en t Tem p er a t u r e

Ext ra Larg e Vest/Panel Result

XL-01-Front 2d shot, complete penetration

XL-01-Back OK

XL-01-Left side OK

XL-01-Right Side OK

Am b ien tTemp

XL-01 FRONT Before Testing XL-01 FRONT After Testing


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Sa lt W a t e r Ex posu r e

Large Vest/Panel Result

L-02-Front OK

L-02-Back OK

L-02-Left side OK

L-02-Right Side OK

SaltWa te r

L-02 FRONT Before Testing L-02 FRONT After Testing


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Mot or Oi l Ex posur e

Vest/Panel Result

M-01-Front 2d shot, complete penetration

M-01-Back 2d shot, complete penetration

M-01-Left Side OK

M-01-01-Right Side OK

Oi l Med ium

M-01 BACK Before Testing M-01 BACK After Testing


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Diese l Fu e l Ex p osu r e

Ex t raLarge Vest/Panel Result

XL-02-Front 1st shot, complete penetration

XL-02-Back 2nd shot, complete penetration

XL-02-Left Side OK

XL-02-Right Side 1st shot, complete penetration

Diesel



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Vest/Panel Result

L-01-Front OK

L-01-Back OKL-01-Left Side 1st shot, complete penetration

L-01-Right Side OK

I m p a c t( D r o p )

Large

I m p act / Dr op

L-01 Left Side Before Testing L-01 Left Side After TestingL-01 Left Side Post Drop


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Lo w Tem p er a t u r e ( - 6 0 0 F)

Medium Vest/Panel Result

M-02-Front OK

M-02-Back OK

M-02-Left Side OK

M-02-Right Side OK

LowTemp

M-02 FRONT Before Testing M-02 FRONT After Testing


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Hig h Tem p ( 1 6 0 0 F)

HighTemp

Vest/Panel Result

XL-03-Front 1st shot, complete penetration

XL-03-Back 1st shot, complete penetration

XL-03-Left Side 1st shot, complete penetration

XL-03-Right Side 1st shot, complete penetration

Ext raLarge



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Large

Tem per a t u r e Cyc le( - 2 5 0 F t o 1 2 0 0 F)

TempCycle

L-03 BACK Before Testing L-03 BACK After Testing

Vest/Panel Result

L-03-Front OK

L-03-Back 1st & 2nd shot, complete penetration

L-03-Left Side OK

L-03-Right Side OK


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Conclus ion

Test results

- Total number of vests tested: 8

- Total number of vests failed: 4

- Total number of penetrations: 13 of 48

Conc lus ion : D ragon Sk in does no t m eet

r equ i r ed p r o tect i on s tanda rd s f o r So ld i er use.

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