Level IV – armor-piercing high-velocity bullets such as 30.06. Knowing the expected threat level you can select the corresponding armor plate that is NIJ-certified accordingly. Select the type of ...

There are tons of body armor options out there for departments and individual first responders to choose among. From soft inserts to ceramic plates to carriers, which ones are right for your needs?

Plate armor is capable of stopping rifle rounds all the way up to 308 Winchester. The ballistic mitigation on plate armor is higher than the standard Kevlar soft body armor which ...

Far less cumbersome than traditional plate carriers laden with ceramic plates, the Vital Protection 3 (VP3) is a soft-armor bulletproof vest from BulletSafe that can be painlessly donned and ...

Major players in the body armor plates market are Armored Republic LLC, BAE Systems, Ceradyne Inc., Craig International Ballistics Pty Ltd, Helweg International, Kejo Limited Company, Pacific ...

The Spartan Armor Systems Concealable IIIA wraparound vest has a 5”x 8” Trauma Plate for back face deformation reduction and dual 6” x 8” and 7” x 9” front plate inserts.

From body armor to ballistic plates, packs, and helmets, the Corps is trimming down and likely saving knees and backs in the process, so long as nobody assumes that just because the loadout is 20 ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company participated in the final round of field-testing for the Army ...

Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer.. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th ...