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Ukraine's MoD returns almost $10.5 mln for poor-quality bulletproof vests and helmets (global.espreso.tv)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] Kaavi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't even want to know how a country in war finds out vests and helmets are of poor quality :(

... Corporate greed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ballistic testing. You get a new vest and shoot it and you can find out if its rating matches its performance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hopefully not a fly-by-night company so that they can actually get their money back.