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2. Bulletproof vest - Wikipedia

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   Ballistic nylon (until the 1970s) or Kevlar, Twaron [92] or Spectra (a competitor for Kevlar) or polyethylene fiber could be used to manufacture bullet proof vests. The vests of the time were made of ballistic nylon & supplemented by plates of fiber-glass, steel, ceramic, titanium, Doron & composites of ceramic and fiberglass, the last being ...

3. Second Chance (body armor) - Wikipedia

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   Second Chance is an American body armor manufacturing company. 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.

4. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   The IBA system consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) ballistic plates. The OTV features a carrier shell, and three main (flexible) ballistic panel inserts (front left and front right panels, and a rear back panel), [4] which are made with a finely woven Kevlar KM2 fiber. These two parts of the vest ...

5. List of body armor performance standards - Wikipedia

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   The random nature of fragmentation required the military vest specification to trade off mass vs. ballistic-benefit. Hard vehicle armor is capable of stopping all fragments, but military personnel can only carry a limited amount of gear and equipment, so the weight of the vest is a limiting factor in vest fragment protection.

6. Panic buttons, Kevlar vests and bulletproof glass: Election ...

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   BRIGHTON, Colo. ‒ Bulletproof glass. Security cameras. Panic buttons. ... “The first 16 years of this job, I didn't know a single elections official wearing a Kevlar vest. And now I know many ...

7. 6B23 ballistic vest - Wikipedia

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   6B23 ballistic vest comes in several variants. A characteristic feature of the new vest is improved ergonomics and a modular approach to protection. In the basic configuration 6B23 uses fabric elements based on 30 layers of Kevlar-like material (TSVM-2). They are located on the chest, back and sides.