Army Signs Contract for Ceramic Body Armor
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The U.S. Army, under pressure to issue additional protective gear to its soldiers in Iraq, has signed a $70-million emergency contract with a Costa Mesa company for ceramic body armor.
The contract with Ceradyne Inc. was approved last week and announced Friday. It comes on the heels of a Pentagon study that found side armor could have saved the lives of dozens of U.S. service personnel in Iraq.
The Army plans to buy 230,000 sets of side plates. A spokesman said additional vendors were being sought.
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