(Monch-UK) The UK Defense Ministry in April will begin issuing body armor specially designed for women. The ministry announced that "extensive trials with serving female soldiers" have led to the creation of a vest more tailored to women. The Virtus Scalable Tactical Vest (STV) is manufactured by Israeli company Source Tactical Gear and has been in use by men in the British military since 2020.
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