The U.S. Army, under pressure to issue more protective gear to its soldiers in Iraq, has signed a $70 million emergency contract with a California company to rush ceramic body armor to the front lines.
The sole-source contract, with California-based Ceradyne Inc., was approved last week and announced Friday. It comes on the heels of a Pentagon study that found side armor could have saved dozens of U.S. lives in Iraq.
The armor plates will begin shipping in January and be completed by May or June. It's great that the government will finally do the right thing by our soldiers, but what a shame that it took public pressure and criticism to make this happen.
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