It may not be as sexy as liquid armor or soldier-sized scarab shells, but the “Dragon Skin” bulletproof vests sound damn tough.
According to Defense Review, the Skin is basically your standard body armor, laced with silver-dollar sized ceramic discs. These are configured lover the vest ike scales (hence the “Dragon” sobriquet). And they make the outfits super light — but strong enough to stop armor-penetrating bullets.
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