Updated: November 23, 2016 11:15 AM
Mission Ready Subsidiary Develops Protective Combat Shirt for Marines
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mission Ready Services Inc. announced Nov. 22 the successful completion of the Marines Next Generation Body Armor development project for the U.S. Marine Corps. Following a contract award by the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARSYSCOM), the project was completed on schedule and under budget.
Managed by Francisco Martinez, chief technical officer of Protect The Force (PTF), a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, the two-year project was funded through the Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF), the revolutionary combat shirt, the Ballistic Base Layer (BBL), is now being readied for field deployment in keeping with the RIF objective to accelerate fielding of innovative technologies into military systems.
Martinez said, “The Marines Next Generation Body Armor is a Marine-unique development that integrates a number of life-saving features. The BBL is a first-of-a-kind protective combat shirt, specifically tailored to the Marine Corps equipment requirements, that addresses deficiencies identified by injuries recorded through Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. PTF is honored to have been selected by ONR and MARSYSCOM to develop the Ballistic Base Layer.”
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