US Military Body Armor Report Methodology
and Target Interviews

Report Research Methodology

Primary research will be conducted with U.S. military agencies, testing organizations, and industry participants.  This primary research will establish a significant basis for this report and Vector Strategy anticipates that over 40 interviews will be conducted by our research staff.

We will analyze contract awards and DoD budgets for expenditures on body armor components, as well as research secondary sources for market size estimates, procurement rates, inventory levels, and similar quantitative data.  Our forecasts models and market size estimates will be validated with military agencies and industry participates prior to final publication.

Armor build rates and sales of manufacturers will be reviewd to determine current production volumes to validate our estimate of current market size, procurement rates, and market shares.

We will gather publicly available data on all industry participants and topics of interest.   Technology innovations, future armor designs, and other market trends will be validated and explored during interviews.  

Interview Targets

This list is not all inclusive and will continue to be developed throughout the project.  Vector Strategy cannot guarantee the participation of each organization and company, but will strive to complete the interviews outlined below. 

• US Army Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier)
• US Army Project Manager – Soldier Survivability (PM-SSV)
• US Army Project Manager – Soldier Equipment (PM-SEQ)
• US Army Infantry School, Combat Development, Fort Benning
• US Army Armor Center, Combat Development, Fort Knox
• USMC Program Manager - Infantry Combat Equipment (PM-ICE)
• Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
• US Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (RDECOMAC)
• Soldier Division, Dir. Of Combat Developments, US Army Infantry Center
• Aberdeen Proving Grounds / ARL
• Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
• Marine Corps “Lighten the Load”  Program Manager
• National Institute Justice
• HP White Laboratory
• NTS – United States Test Laboratory
• Chesapeake Defense Services, Inc.
• University of Delaware Fibers Research Department
• Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) Singapore
• DARPA Tactical Technology Branch

• Armacel Armor Corp
• ArmorWorks
• BAE Systems Advanced Ceramics (Cercom)
• BAE Systems Simula
• BAE Systems Specialty Defense
• Bitossi
• Ceradyne
• Ceramic Protection
• CoorsTek
• Crye Precision
• Cyborg Textiles
• Diaphorm Technologies LLC
• Dri Fire
• DSM Dyneema
• DuPont Advanced Fiber Systems
• First Choice Armor
• Force One        
• Gentex
• Honeywell Advance Fibers & Composites
• Morgan AM&T
• MSA
• Nanocomp
• PPG Industries
• Pacific Safety Products
• Point Blank Solutions
• Protective Material Group
• Quanticorp USA
• Schuberth
• Sestan Busch
• Sioux Manufacturing
• St. Gobain Ceramics
• Teijin Twaron
• 3-Tex

More Report Details:

Introduction to Vector’s US Military Body Armor Report

Table of Contents

Timeline for Report Publication and Report Format

Downloadable Report Brochure and Order Form (PDF).

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