American-made kettlebells for ACFT 3.0.
The US armed services take pride in being the most prepared, best equipped, and most physically fit military force in the world. They are constantly trying to improve strategies, weapons, and warrior preparedness. By 2020, the US Army was ready to replace its standard Physical Fitness Test with an upgraded Army Combat Fitness Test. This would be the first upgrade of its physical fitness testing since 1980.
The new ACFT 3.0 was designed to measure power, speed, agility, balance, and muscular and aerobic endurance, in ways that mimic combat-oriented physical tasks. This upgrade required entirely new athletic training equipment for over 480,000 US Army service members spread out across 750 bases in over 80 countries.
Among the fitness equipment required were kettlebells. The Army needed kettlebells in a volume and specification that had never been produced, and they were required to be made in the USA. After extensive diligence, our team was identified to produce the kettlebells used to prepare US Army warfighters.
In less than 3 months, we were able to begin producing kettlebells to a <1% variance, in a USA facility audited and approved by the military. This was the first and only such facility in the US at that time.
The entire contracted volume of kettlebells was delivered on time, on specification, and on budget. The US Army began shipping the kettlebells around the world on schedule as they began the transition to ACFT 3.0. You can see these kettlebells in online instructional and promotional videos about the Sprint Drag Carry test for the ACFT.
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