UK’s Intelligent Armour offers this Multicam Blast Belt made from 500D Crye Multicam Cordura consisting of an inner, sized riggers belt and an external armored, load carrying belt. It uses Dyneema to offer a ballistic rating equivalent to NIJ IIIA. The size and shape of belted armor systems cannot be tested to NIJ standards so firms utilize packages that are certified but in the belt shape.
www.body-armour-protection.co.uk/IA-Multicam-Blast-Belt
We first showed you the ArmorWorks Modular Plate Carrier during SHOT Show. They had this cool, laser engraved one-off there but we didn’t get a photo. Fortunately, they also had this special version featuring a Tribal design at SOFIC. The Modular Plate Carrier is coming soon.
For those of you that took a look at Ops-Core’s new 2012 catalog yesterday, you may have noticed an item called the SLAAP Plate. It is, in my opinion, one of the most amazing things I have seen in quite some time. Developed by Velocity Systems for use in conjunction with the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet, the Super Light Armor Applique Plate defeats 7.62 x 39mm FMJ with mild steel core penetrator. There’s no ether here about it stopping an unspecified .30 threat like some helmet programs out there. This piece of kit stops the most common threat you are going to face on the current battlefield. And, it is used in conjunction with a helmet that is seeing more and more widespread use; the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet.
Ops-Core SLAAP Plate by Velocity Systems
Mounting is a snap as it is as easy as adjusting the position and slapping into place via Velcro. The SLAAP Plate is also NVG compatible and includes a cutout and edge recess to accommodate the VAS shroud.
SLAAP Plates come in two sizes: Large (1.0 lbs) and Small (.85 lbs). Look for SLAAP Plates for additional helmet geometries soon. Available sized and in Tan, Green, Black, MultiCam and Desert MARPAT, the SLAAP Plate can be ordered from both Ops-Core and Velocity Systems.
As featured on the LBT blog, LBT 6094 in Use with Jordanian SF.
lbtinc.com/blog/lbt-6094-x-jordan-special-forces-unit/
S&S Precision is on hand showcasing refinements to their Plate Frame technology.
We constantly attract new readers at SSD so every once in awhile we go back into the archives and resurrect an old post. When the Mystery Cinch was first released it was shockingly simplistic. Now, it is more poignant than ever since being adopted as part of the USMC FILBE pack. Once you look at this video you will hit yourself in the forehead with your palm and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” In fact, simplicity might be its elegance, but it has garnered Mystery Ranch a patent.
Designed to work with any pack, the Mystery Cinch routes the straps close to the center of of the chest and prevents the straps from creeping up under the arm. Additionally, pack straps don’t adjust tight like they would during normal wear so when released from the Mystery Cinch they fall right off the arm. Its single motion, quick-release design sheds the pack smoothly. Because the Mystery Cinch uses the armor’s PALS grid it offers the flexibility to accommodate a variety of armor vests, pouch configurations, and pack straps.
It’s been a long process in finding a new soft armor insert solution for SOCOM’s SPEAR BALCS program. Originally, SOCOM issued the Sources Sought Notice in December of 2010. Finally, on May 16th of this year a contract was awarded to Protective Products Enterprises, Inc with a ceiling of $49,000,000.
As we understand it, criteria for selection was weight, performance (stand alone as well as while in issue carriers) and finally cost/ value to the Government, in that order.
This award is only for the soft armor inserts and not for any carriers which are competed under different contracts.
