'Xena: Warrior Princess' Is Being Used As The Inspiration For New Body Armor For Women

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Army Uses 'Xena: Warrior Princess' As Inspiration For New Body Armor For Women -- Christian Science Monitor

Making body armor that better fits the bodies of female troops is a considerable engineering challenge. The Army is forging ahead with improvements after a decade of women serving on the front lines.

The US military is developing “Xena: Warrior Princess”-style body armor for women that it hopes will give them greater protection on the battlefield, with more curves in the chest and hips.

It is a considerable engineering challenge to make body armor that better fits the bodies of female troops, US military officials acknowledge, and such armor may be years in the making.

In the meantime, Army engineers are forging ahead with improvements that they hope will provide much-needed changes after a decade of women serving on the front lines of an unpredictable battlefield.

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My Comment: The last sentence in this report is what caught my eye ....

.... Now, he adds, the challenge will be finding the money, in the midst of robust calls for cuts in defense spending, to mass-produce them.

There are women politicians on the military appropriations committees .... I am confident that they are going to make sure that the funds are allocated.