Photo: US Army SGT, Christopher Vann, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Here, you can see an S&S Precision Plate Frame being used at the Fuerzas Comando competition in Colombia. The frame is holding a Protech ESAPI plate with soft armor backer sandwiched together and wrapped with one of their SOCS we wrote about during Warrior West.
Photo: US Army SGT, Christopher Vann, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
We took these photos during SOFIC in a behind-closed-door unveiling of several new Ops-Core technologies. Despite rumors to the contrary, Ops-Core is thriving and has developed several new products that will be rolling out soon. These photos in particular, showcase the new Super Light Armor Applique Plate developed for the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet by Velocity Systems.
One of those new technologies we mentioned is this skeleton VAS shroud just peeking out from under the SLAAP. You can also discern the design of the SLAAP. You may notics that the plate is slightly raised around the VAS.
Below, you can see the SLAAP dismounted from the helmet and the Velcro strips used to hold it fast.
Remember, the Super Light Armor Applique Plate works in conjunction with the Ops-Core FAST Ballistic Helmet to defeat the 7.62 x 39mm FMJ with mild steel core penetrator threat.
Here, Director of Product Development Stephen Hilliard discusses the various attributes of the Blue Force Gear Lightweight Modular Armor Carrier.
TYR Tactical has added 6 new Zip On Back Panels to their website. These are designed to work with the PICO plate carrier but due to the design, you can adapt them to most armor carriers. The adapters just MOLLE into place on the rear of the carrier.
Options include a beaver tail model, PALS models with hydration pockets and admin variants with hydration pockets.
Manufactured from PV, they are available in MultiCam, Coyote, Ranger Green and Black.
www.tyrtactical.com/products/list/accessories-PICO/pico-and-pico-mv-main/
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.
