<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">flak jackets</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for torso</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>jackets</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>vests, flak</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vests, fragmentation</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flak jacket</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flak vest</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flak vests</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fragmentation vests</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>jackets, flak</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>vest, flak</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Protective garments consisting of overlapping plates of steel, aluminum, or bonded fiberglass attached within a nylon jacket. They were developed during the Second World War to protect aircraft crews against fragments from antiaircraft shells, and are now also widely used by ground combat personnel. ]]></note></mads>