Although the Marines have been fielding the Gen III Plate Carrier many still use the older Gen II model. Shaw Concepts produced this video on cost effective solutions as well as their own after market products as well as those from others.
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Haley Strategic Partners Announces Thorax Plate Carrier
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021In their 10th year in business, Haley Strategic makes a big announcement, their new Thorax plate carrier.
It’s a very well thought out design, made from laminate and Tweave with traditional sewn PALS webbing for strength and limited Velcro fields fore and aft. Also, look for cable management built into the plate bags.
One unique feature is the dragonfly shaped thermoform pad down the center of the plate bag s which offers venting as well as padding and will help keep your chin from being banged up on your plate. They’ve also introduced their own buckles to the design.
The Thorax is available with either a traditional cummerbund, cummerbund with side entry panels, or a Chicken Strap which is a rigid, lightweight, alternative to a standard cummerbund.
Accessories include shoulder pads, MOLLE placard, triple rifle mag placard, chicken strap plate pockets, chicken strap radio pocket and cable management, cummerbund plate cap, and cummerbund radio pocket.
But the best way to learn about Thorax is to listen to Travis Haley himself discuss this project which is seven years in the making.
How about the ending of that video? It meant a lot to me. But as Travis mentioned, there are multiple other videos which depict various aspects of the Thorax.
It’s available in Black, Coyote, Grey, Ranger Green, MultiCam, and MultiCam Black.
Shipping January 2022. Learn more at haleystrategic.com/thorax.
High Speed Gear Releases Core Cummerbund
Wednesday, December 1st, 2021SWANSBORO, N.C. – December 1, 2021 – High Speed Gear® announces the Core™ Cummerbund accessory to customize the already top selling, Core™ Plate Carrier.
The Core™ Cummerbund is the first, with more to come, upgrade to the High Speed Gear Core™ Plate Carrier. Available in a variety of colors, the Core Cummerbund comes in three different sizes based on the body-type of the user. The Core Cummerbund allows the user to adapt to his/her environment by adding mission-essential gear to the Core™ Plate Carrier such as medical equipment, extra magazine pouches, a dump pouch, and more, while keeping a minimalistic, low-profile look.
“The Core Cummerbund adds additional MOLLE real estate to the carrier, allowing the user to build their kit precisely to their needs.” said Chief Operations Officer, Bill Babboni. “Our team planned for added scalability and customization when we launched the Core™ Plate Carrier earlier this year. As with all our products…quality, functionality and versatility are key.”
The Core™ Cummerbund is now available for purchase by visiting the High Speed Gear® website or by contacting your local Authorized Dealer of High Speed Gear® and Comp-Tac® products.
Click here to view more details on the Core Cummerbund www.highspeedgear.com/coretm-cummerbund
A Black Friday Surprise from Haley Strategic Partners
Saturday, November 27th, 2021The Thorax, coming soon…
The Storm Body Armor System from Adept Armor: One Plate/Multiple Removable Strike-Faces
Monday, November 22nd, 2021
The Storm Body Armor System from Adept Armor: One Plate/Multiple Removable Strike-Faces
Continuing to expand the Adept Armor ballistic product line, the new Storm Foundation UHMWPE plate offers users the ability to upgrade from Level III, to III+, to Level IV on the same base plate.
Tulsa, Okla. (November 2021) –Adept Armor, an armor system engineering firm, is pleased to announce the Storm body armor system, anchored by the Foundation UHMWPE plate. Unlike standard ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene plates on the market today, Adept Armor’s new Storm: Foundation allows the user to inter-change strike-faces and upgrade from Level III to Level IV with ease.
Designed as a comfortable, all-day wearable 10” x 12” SAPI cut, the Storm: Foundation UHMWPE plate is among the lightest Level III-rated plates in the world, at just 2.4 pounds, and is among the thinnest plates in its category, at 0.9” thick. Special threat tested against mild steel core rounds in 7.62x39mm and 7.62x54mmR, it offers its wearer comprehensive protection from a wide variety of rifle threats, and yet allows for extreme mobility when the situation arises. The plate is resistant to water and can float. It is also resistant to most chemicals, microorganisms, and ultraviolet radiation, thereby extending the life of the plate. Adept Armor’s Storm: Foundation plate is also multi-hit capable, even in the same hit location.
Given its size and weight characteristics, the Storm: Foundation feels effortless to wear — but it is not entirely suitable for all threat environments, as, like all other UHMWPE plates, it won’t reliably stop 5.56x45mm M855. The unique feature of the Adept Armor Modular Storm System is the versatility of the removable strike-faces that allow the user to interchange threat levels based on missions without affecting the performance of the Storm: Foundation plate.
The Storm: Titanium, which is immediately available, is a low-profile titanium plate that can attach to the strike-face of the Foundation plate. When the two are combined, bringing the total thickness to just 1.1” and the weight to 5.5 pounds, it offers protection from high-velocity steel-cored rifle ball threats such as the M855 and 5.45x39mm 7N6. The Storm: Titanium can also be used standalone, as an ultra-low-profile Level IIIA/stab plate.
The Storm: Disruptor is a forthcoming, add-on armor plate, intended for the most extreme threat environments. Made of a toughened ceramic composite, it can combine with the Foundation to upgrade protection to Level IV. And, though it cannot be used as a standalone, it is the first example of a Level IV ceramic strike-face as a modular component part, which can easily and rapidly be replaced if it is damaged due to hard use in the field, or has sustained any impacts that would degrade its capabilities.
The Adept Armor Storm System is, for the first time, body armor that is truly modular and adaptable.
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Register For NFM’s Upcoming ‘The evolution of the Modular Combat Vest System’ Webinar
Monday, November 8th, 2021NFM is continuing the EKKO webinar series with “The Evolution of the Modular Combat Vest System (MCVS)” on Thursday, 18th of November 2021 | 14:00 (GMT+1).
It will focus on the MCVS and our THOR range of ballistic carrying solutions.
Register at ekko.nfm.no/archive/webinar-evolution-modular-combat-vest-system-mcvs.
Carolina Ballistic Selects Honeywell SPECTRA Fiber for New Civilian Armored Vehicles
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021• Ultra-strong, lightweight fiber incorporated into design of new civilian armored vehicles in Latin America
• Mexican company first to manufacture Spectra fiber-based fabric for civilian vehicles
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Nov. 3, 2021 — Honeywell today announced Carolina Ballistic, a leading global manufacturer of ballistic materials, will use Honeywell’s Spectra fiber in the design and manufacture of new ballistic panels for civilian armor vehicles in Latin America, meeting a regional need for armored civilian vehicles that are lightweight but provide increased protection. The new Spectra Ballistic Panels will be on display at ExpoSeguridad in Mexico City (November 2- November 4).
Spectra fiber, an ultra-strong, yet lightweight fiber made from ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), is incorporated into Carolina Ballistic Armortec portfolio of products, providing multi-hit ballistic protection against a wide range of threats.
In Latin America, which has the largest number of armored civilian vehicles worldwide, there is a growing need for fortified vehicles that are resistant to various external threats. Lightweight armor allows vehicles to have better maneuvering, agility, and acceleration. In addition, low weight armor increases fuel mileage and reduces component stress and rollovers.
“As a specialist in body armor, vehicle armor and advanced material solutions for civil, military and law enforcement applications, we have provided Latin American and worldwide militaries and citizens with the highest level of protection with our products for more than 12 years” said Alvaro Fuentes Quintana, Carolina Ballistic Director. “By incorporating Spectra fiber into our ballistics materials portfolio, we can introduce new ballistic solutions for civilian vehicles that are designed specifically to protect against high velocity rifles threats.”
Spectra fiber is also incorporated into Honeywell’s Spectra Shield® technology for use in advanced armor applications. Honeywell’s Spectra Shield and Gold Shield® products have been widely adopted and proven for the most advanced armor applications globally, from bullet-resistant vests, breast plates, and helmets, to combat vehicles and military aircraft where lightweight solutions and performance are critical. Honeywell’s Shield technology is also capable of combining a variety of aramid fibers and resins to meet specific performance requirements in soft and hard armor applications.
“Armor solutions using UHMWPE have become the systems of choice for various applications. For military-grade armored vehicles, Honeywell’s Spectra fiber has provided a high-performing solution to withstand increased threats seen in combat for years,” said Tim Swinger, general manager for armor, Honeywell Life Sciences & Protection Industries. “By applying the same technology to civilian-grade armored vehicles, we can deliver next-generation armor to civilians and meet the demand for low-weight vehicles that provide the highest protection levels to occupants.”
Pound for pound, Spectra fiber is 15 times stronger than steel, yet light enough to float. Spectra fiber is made from UHMWPE using a patented gel-spinning process. Spectra Shield technology is a patented Honeywell process designed to optimize the ballistic performance characteristics of Spectra as well as aramid fiber.
Honeywell maintains an active Spectra fiber and ballistic materials research program focused on continuous improvement and development of high-performance materials. For more information about Spectra fiber, visit industrial.honeywell.com/us/en/products/high-strength-fibers
IWI Expands Its Riot Control Solutions Portfolio with the GAL Versatile Protective Suit
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021IWI expands its riot control solutions portfolio, with the launch of its patented, unique and revolutionary riot-control protective suit – the GAL Versatile Protective Suit (VPS)
Adaptable to all scenarios, the VPS is designed for use by law enforcement agencies. Extremely lightweight, it provides complete protection from trauma injuries
Milipol Paris, 19-22 October, Parc d’Exposition, Stand 5A D067
19 October 2021, Ramat Hasharon, Israel. IWI – Israel Weapon Industries – a member of the SK Group (founded by Mr. Samy Katsav), and leader in the production of combat-proven small arms for military forces, police units, law enforcement agencies, and governmental entities around the world – announces the expansion of its comprehensive range of riot-control solutions as it launches the patented GAL Versatile Protective Suit (VPS). Designed for the protection of forces while maintaining public order, the lightweight, wearable protection system is adaptable to all scenarios.
The GAL VPS absorbs massive kinetic trauma and reduces and diverts the transfer of a blow to the body. A comprehensive, 3-level operational solution, the GAL VPS is flexible and easy to wear. It includes a vest and arm and leg protectors, all anti-trauma, and weighs just 4.4 kg at W2 and 5.9kg at W4, making it the most lightweight protective suit, while the unique design enables users from small to large size to wear it. The system is also covered with an anti-abrasion material as standard, or with flame retardant material according to the customer’s needs.
Together with the bullet proof and anti-stab ultralight vest and ultralight ballistic helmet, the GAL VPS is the most up-to-date, versatile protective suit available today. Moreover, following a stringent testing process and crash tests, the system has achieved German standard VPAM KDIW 2004 Cubic/ Wurfel.
“In the past year, we have witnessed the growing need for a professional personal protection system that provides a solution for security forces in the face of diverse missions and minute-by-minute situational changes,” says Ronen Hamudot, Executive VP of Marketing and Sales at SK Group. “We have developed a single kit that provides different levels of protection and addresses any scenario, including covert missions, search and arrest missions, dispersal of demonstrators, and more. This GAL VPS is an addition to the overall solution offered by IWI in the field of public protection. IWI continues to pursue its goal of providing complete solutions to its customers, by constantly developing the most advanced systems in the world.”
