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  2. Small Arms Protective Insert - Wikipedia

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    Interceptor Body Armor vest with corresponding SAPI plate. The Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) is a ceramic ballistic plate used by the United States Armed Forces. It was first used in the Ranger Body Armor and Interceptor Body Armor, both are ballistic vests. It is now also used in the Improved Outer Tactical Vest as well as the Modular ...

  3. Body armor - Wikipedia

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    Body armor, personal armor (also spelled armour), armored suit (armoured) or coat of armor, among others, is armor for a person's body: protective clothing or close-fitting hands-free shields designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot ...

  4. Ballistic plate - Wikipedia

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    Granit ceramic plate for 6B45 body armor with hits from 7.62x54R SVD rifle. Ceramic armor plates, typically composed of boron carbide, silicon carbide, or other similar materials, are common place in military applications. The advantage of ceramic armor is that it is not only lighter than metals, but much harder as well, which enables it to ...

  5. List of body armor performance standards - Wikipedia

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    Although the US military requirements for body armor mirror the NIJ's on a surface level, the two are very different systems. The two systems share a 44 mm (1.7 in) limit on back-face deformation, but SAPI-series plates increase linearly in protection (with each plate tested against the preceding plate's threats), and require a soft armor ...

  6. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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    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 for Ground Troops (PASGT) body armor system ...

  7. Ranger Body Armor - Wikipedia

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    Ranger Body Armor. Ranger Body Armor (RBA) is a US military -issue ballistic vest that was designed for, and used chiefly by, US Army 75th Ranger Regiment operators ("Rangers") in the 1990s and 2000s. The RBA system has since been replaced by other specialized body armor systems adopted by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM ...

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