The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) and the newer Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) shield vital areas while allowing for modular adjustments. Both can be quickly removed in emergencies.

The vest and carrier alone weigh 25 pounds, which is 5 pounds lighter than its predecessor in the same configuration, the Improved Outer Tactical Vest, Elgort said.

At the same time, the existing Improved Outer Tactical Vest, or IOTV, is in its fifth generation and provides the same ballistic protection as the MSV, officials said.

A fully equipped version of the US Army's Improved Outer Tactical Vest, complete with four ballistic plates and collar and groin protectors, can weigh almost 30lb (14kg).

Halfway through our tour we were issued the IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest), which dramatically helped with weight distribution through a cummerbund waistband.

Duty vests are a hybrid between body armor shirt carriers and a tactical vest. They are a crossover product that looks professional with the functionality of a tactical vest.

“We are conducting a test run by giving female troops the Improved Outer Tactical Vest to ensure it meets mission standards, then outfit all security forces troops on base.” ...

The improved outer tactical vest currently does the job of protecting soldiers’ vital areas, but it weighs in at 26 pounds.

Roughly five pounds lighter than the current Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV), the Modular Scalable Vest weighs 11 pounds without ballistic plating and around 25 pounds when equipped with the ...

All plates fit into the new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV. The Army has started fielding the MSV, which weighs about five pounds lighter than the older, Improved Outer Tactical Vest.