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2. Second Chance (body armor) - Wikipedia

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   Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company that was the first firm to use kevlar for body armor. The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.

3. Modular Tactical Vest - Wikipedia

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   The Modular Tactical Vest (MTV or MoTaV) is a ballistic vest originally adopted by the United States Marine Corps in 2006. The MTV was designed as a solution to shortcomings in the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) and was selected after a rigorous proposal and examination process by the Marine Corps. The MTV provides better protection levels than ...

4. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   8.4 lb (3.8 kg) (outer tactical vest) [2] The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older standardized fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System ...

5. Ballistic vest credited with saving the life of a Phoenix ...

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   September 5, 2024 at 9:01 PM. TEMPE, Ariz. - It might not look like much when you first see it, but a ballistic vest is being credited for saving the life of one Phoenix Police officer and ...

6. HRM tactical vest - Wikipedia

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   The High Risk Modular (HRM) tactical vest is a body armour used by the LAPD SWAT teams [1] [2] The vest was manufactured by Point Blank Body Armour and was issued from 1987 to 2006 when it was replaced by a standard III-A Soft armor vest.

7. Bulletproof vest - Wikipedia

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   The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers. A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or a bullet-resistant vest, is an item of body armour that helps absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso by firearm-fired projectiles and fragmentation from explosions.