Arctic Environmental Test of Body Armor and Helmets

Abstract

The report describes test methods and techniques for evaluating the performance and characteristics of body armor and helmets under arctic winter environmental conditions, relative to the requirements expressed in Qualitative Materiel Requirements, Small Development Requirements, or other applicable documentation containing design requirements. The end objective of testing is to ascertain whether the test item is suitable for military service use under arctic winter environmental conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 28, 1969
Accession Number
AD0867357

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Delivery
  • Air Temperature
  • Body Armor
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Tests
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Malfunctions
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods
  • Training

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Materials Science
  • Polar and Arctic Studies