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.[4]
Design
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."[5]
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.