For thousands of years, armor was something people wore.
Gunpowder, which could launch projectiles straight through metal garments, changed that, and with the invention of the tank in World War I, armor become something people rode inside.
The invention of Kevlar in 1965 brought back wearable armor, and then armor-piercing bullets were designed to punch through that.
The next stage of armor might be more of a giant leap than an incremental improvement: a new type of composite metal foam can stop an armor-piercing bullet in just a fraction of an inch.
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This sounds like it absorbs the impact of the bullet,thus reducing the likelihood of broken bones even if the bullet does not penetrate the body armor.If I understand this post correctly this could be a huge breakthrough.Kevlar has saved many lives,but getting shot by say a 44 mag still feels like getting kicked by a mule,making the wearer alive but really sore.
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