The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) is designed to permit maximum freedom of movement required for soldiers to assume correct firing positions with the agility to execute and maneuver tasks.

The IOTV is the Army's latest evolution of body armor ... The quick-release cable feature allows Soldiers to get out of the IOTV with one pull by disassembling the vest into two parts that fall to ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The average generation II improved outer tactical vest weighs about 26 pounds. ... cumbersome parts that snapped on to the IOTV and protected their shoulders.

The US Army has carried out parachute test jumps using the new T-11 parachute and the latest IOTV body armor. If any soldier needs body armor, its a paratrooper making a parachute drop.

It comes in at about 22.6 pounds when equipped with front and side body armor plates -- roughly a 3.7 pound weight savings over the current Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) Gen III, Program ...

Another key feature, he added, is the quick-release option for removing parts of the vest. ... The IOTV "protects against what you carry," including the 9 mm M9.

The improved outer tactical vest protects troops’ vital areas, but at 26 pounds, some have criticized its weight. The Army is working on something that’s 5 pounds lighter but keeps soldiers ...