NO NUMBER, MEMORANDUM, STANDARDIZATION OF HARD BODY ARMOR TESTING (27-APR-2010)

NO NUMBER, MEMORANDUM, STANDARDIZATION OF HARD BODY ARMOR TESTING (27-APR-2010)., All Department of Defense (DoD) hard body armor acquisition programs under DOT&E oversight will execute, at a minimum, the attached protocol for testing that results in a decision to qualify a design for full-rate production (i.e., First Article Testing). Likewise, First Article Testing conducted for sustainment contracts such as those executed for the Services by the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia will follow this protocol.