Developing Better Combat Boots To Protect Our Troops Against IEDs

Putty-Filled Boots Could Save Lives In Afghanistan: New Research Centre In Search For Ways To Protect Our Troops -- Daily Mail

Soldiers fighting in Afghanistan could soon be equipped with boots that have putty filled soles to deflect the blast from roadside bombs.

The protective boots are just one project being worked on at the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies, which yesterday opened at Imperial College in London.

The £8million research centre will design improved protective gear for troops, as well as developing better diagnostic techniques to save lives and treat long-term medical problems.

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Update #1: Combat boots that deflect blast of roadside bombs being designed at new £8m research centre -- The Telegraph
Update #2: New £8m blast injury research centre opens at Imperial -- BBC
Update #3: Bombproof army boots to cut amputation rate -- Mirror

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