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{{Short description|US Military Body Armor}}

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{{Infobox military gear

| name = Modular Scalable Vest

| image = Modular_Scalable_VestArmy returns life-saving helmet to Soldier, unveils new protective gear (army.mil 545210).jpg

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| caption = A Modular Scalable Vest on display at [[Fort Belvoir]] in 2019

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| origin = United States of America

| type = [[Bulletproof vest|Body armor]]

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| service = 2018 - Present2018–present

| used_by = [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]]

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The '''Modular Scalable Vest''' ('''MSV''') is a [[bullet-resistant vest]] that has been introduced by the [[United States Armed Forces]] in 2018.

The Modular Scalable Vest hasis replacing all other body armor systems in use, replacedincluding the [[Interceptor multi-threat body armor system|OTV (outer tactical vest)]], [[Improved Outer Tactical Vest|IOTV (improved outer tactical vest)]], whichand debuted[[Soldier Plate Carrier System|SPCS (soldier plate carrier system)]].<ref name="msv replace spcs/iotv">{{cite web |last1=Vazquez |first1=Daniel |title=The Missing Aspect of Soldier Lethality: Improved Armor Carriers in 2008a Constrained Fiscal Environment by CPT Daniel Vazquez |url=https://soldiersystems.net/2020/04/11/the-missing-aspect-of-soldier-lethality-improved-armor-carriers-in-a-constrained-fiscal-environment-by-cpt-daniel-vazquez/ |website=Soldier Systems Daily |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915092025/https://soldiersystems.net/2020/04/11/the-missing-aspect-of-soldier-lethality-improved-armor-carriers-in-a-constrained-fiscal-environment-by-cpt-daniel-vazquez/ |archive-date=15 September 2021 |date=11 April 2020}}</ref> The MSV is {{convert|5 pounds|lb|abbr=on}} lighter when fully loaded with ballistic plates compared with its predecessor, the IOTV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bodyarmornews.com/florida-soldiers-test-new-body-armor/|title=Florida Soldiers Test Army’sArmy's New Body Armor|date=2017-11-06|website=bodyarmornews.com|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref> The MSV fully loaded weighs {{convert|25 pounds|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/01/01/new-in-2018-army-to-issue-new-body-armor-to-soldiers/|title=New in 2018: Army to issue new body armor to soldiers|date=2017-01-01|website=armytimes.com|access-date=2018-06-28}}</ref>

==History==

The MSV has a four-tier configuration, allowing it to be scaled up or down depending on the threat and mission requirements. The first tier is concealable body armor. The second tier adds hard armor plates. The third tier includes the carrier and ballistic plates with the soft armor, and the fourth tier adds a “ballistic combat shirt that has built in neck, shoulder and pelvic protection and a belt system to move items from the vest to the hips.”

The U.S. Air Force has begun to issue the MSV to replace the IOTV, with the goal of issuing it exclusively by the end of fiscal year 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Allyson B. Crawford, AFLCMC Public Affairs |title=Human Systems delivers better protection for warfighters in rapid time |url=https://www.aflcmc.af.mil/NEWS/Article-Display/Article/2789889/human-systems-delivers-better-protection-for-warfighters-in-rapid-time/ |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=2 May 2022 |website=Air Force Life Cycle Management Center}}</ref>

==Design==

Only a few ballistic material suppliers have been able to comply with the armor panel weight specifications demanded by the US Military; Teijn Aramid, DSM Dyneema and Honeywell Spectra.

The MSV has a four-tier configuration, allowing it to be scaled up or down depending on the threat and mission requirements

#Concealable soft body armor

#Hard armor plates and soft body armor

#Carrier with ballistic plates and soft armor

#Carrier with ballistic plates and soft armor as well as a "ballistic combat shirt" with "built in neck, shoulder and pelvic protection and a belt system to move items from the vest to the hips."<ref name="four tier description">{{cite web |last1=Pounds |first1=Lance |title=Fort Carson Soldiers field-test new body armor |url=https://www.army.mil/article/195992/fort_carson_soldiers_field_test_new_body_armor |website=US Army |access-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009175627/https://www.army.mil/article/195992/fort_carson_soldiers_field_test_new_body_armor |archive-date=9 October 2021 |date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

[[File:MSV Kit.jpg|thumb|A typical soldier's loadout on the MSV Gen II.]]

Only a few ballistic material suppliers have been able to comply with the armor panel weight specifications demanded by the US Military;: Teijn Aramid, DSM Dyneema and Honeywell Spectra.

==References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

[[Category:Ballistic vests]]

* https://peo360portfolio.com/product-details/product/147, MSV page | PEO Soldier's 360° portfolio

{{Types of armour}}{{US Army uniforms}}

[[Category:BallisticPlate vestscarriers]]

[[Category:Military equipment of the United States]]

[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 2010s]]