U.S. Armed Forces’ K-9 units are sporting custom-made kevlar armor to protect from small arms fire and stab wounds, according to DefenseTech. While the armor’s $1,000 price tag may sound expensive, compared to the $60,000 cost of raising, feeding, and training a dog for combat operations, tacking an extra grand on to the operational cost isn’t that bad. It has to be pretty disheartening to fight a war against forces who can afford armor for their pets.
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