After years of R&D in ceramic armor materials and systems, Adept Armor proudly announces an armor plate strong enough to counter today’s AP threats, as well as the AP threats of tomorrow, with the new Colossus™ Armor Plate.
Tulsa, Okla. (March 2022) – Adept Armor, an armor system engineering firm, announces the latest evolution in ceramic armor with the Colossus™ Armor Plate offering protective capabilities beyond Level IV or RF3 plates. The Colossus was designed from the ground up using the most advanced materials available to produce the strongest plate in its category, yet weighing significantly less than the average Level IV or RF3 plate at just over six pounds.
The Colossus was built and tested to VPAM 12 with a ballistic rating for 7.62x51mm Swiss P AP (tungsten core) at 810 m/s. VPAM is the European standard for testing and measurement of ballistic materials and products. Additionally, the Colossus is also rated for:
• VPAM 11 – 7.62x51mm M993 (tungsten core) at 940 m/s
• Level IV (RF3) – .30-06 AP M2 at 880 m/s
• Special threats
• 7..62x54mmR Bf32 API at 860 m/s
• 5.56x45mm M995 at 1000 m/s
• 5.45x39mm AP at 880 m/s
• Similar and lesser threats
The US Army X Threat Small Arms Protective insert plate (XSAPI) designed to VPAM 11 was developed to protect the wearer from an “X-Threat,” most likely the M993 7.62 NATO armor-piercing round. Adept Armor’s new Colossus Armor Plate exceeds the protection offered by the XSAPI plates. The Colossus was specifically designed to thwart tungsten-cored small arms threats.
• The multi-curve Colossus is made from advanced SiC-TiB2 ceramic; Vectran®, a hi-tech liquid crystal polymer fiber known for its high-strength, high heat resistance, and low stretch capabilities; and UHMWPE composite in a thermoplastic wrap. The premium-grade thermoplastic foam on the strike-face offers drop protection, and on the body-side, it serves as an integrated trauma pad. Weighing just 6.5 lbs. in the Shooter’s Cut, the Colossus is only 1.13” in thickness.
Adept Armor’s next-gen, future-proofed, edge-to-edge protection ceramic armor plate, the Colossus is available now in a variety of configurations, and ready to meet todays and tomorrow’s threats. MSRP starts at $640.00 for a 10” x 12” unit.
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Do you have any documentation for the rating?
Are any of their plates actually on the CPL? I remember these guys trying to push a titanium strikeface plate that wasn’t rated.
To my knowledge no. I don’t see a listing for ADEPT or Diamond AGE. Might not be economically viable for them to have NIJ CPL listing for their models yet? Someone who went through certification “crunched some numbers” and came up with around 4-5K plates per year per model to be viable for a company to obtain NIJ CPL for it.
When I asked them about the titanium plates rating, they said they were waiting on .07 standards to drop. I don’t blame them on holding off.
The Cyberpunk design style is fun, but also may be confused for cosplay by some. I suppose most plates are going to be covered anyway though
Stormtrooper armor.
Well, there goes NGSW. I kid. But really, would this stop 6.8×51 or 6.8TVCM? I’m assuming so.
I’m hearing of other innovations on the armor front that claim to be able to defeat 6.8. The thing is, it’s not actually out there yet so everything is still theoretical.
If it’s everything advertised, that’s not bad even though it’s 1-2 lbs heavier than current generation level 4 boron carbide plates.
I agree the wrap aesthetics is pretty tacky though.