Shell Shock Technologies (SST), a developer in the ammunitions, has released findings how its lighter-weight ammunition.

The new Improved Hot Weather Army Combat Uniform (ACU) has fewer pockets, layers of fabric and Velcro, and a new fabric that is actually lighter than the current ACU.

Scientists have often found military applications in strange substances ... The material was designed to be lighter than standard Kevlar and offer more flexibility for the wearer.