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COMPARISON

Bullet proof vests comparison table

Protection class Parameter IST RAS(Russia) Israel, France CHINA
NIJ 0101.06 IIIA 9 mm FMJ, 0.44 Magnum
Plate material SAP SAP SAP
Weight, kg 2,1 2,4 2,6
Protection area, dm2 44 3536
Back-face signature, mm 0 24 31
NIJ 0101.06 III NIJ III + АК—47 MSC + SS109
Plate materialHAPHigh-density polyethyleneHAP
Weight, kg5,75,47,8
Protection area, dm2 Two plates, area of both = 15 Two plates, area of both = 14,6 Two plates, area of both = 15
Back-face signature, mm 02428
CommentsPistol and assault rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core do not penetrate the vest. Resistant to fragments of grenade, mines and projectiles. Pistol and assault-rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core penetrate the vest. Not effective against fragments of grenade, mines and projectiles. Pistol and assault rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core do not penetrate the vest. Not effective against fragments of grenade, mines and projectiles.
NIJ 0101.06 IV7,62×63 mm M2 AP + 7,62×54 mm AP (B32) Dragunov Sniper Rifle
Plate materialHAP HAPHAP
Weight, kg6,97,29,0
Protection area, dm2 Two plates, area of both = 15 Two plates, area of both = 14,6 Two plates, area of both = 15
Back-face signature, mm 0 24 28
Comments Rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core do not penetrate the vest. Effective against fragments of grenade, mines and projectiles. Rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core penetrate the vest. Rifle bullets with a heat-strengthened core penetrate the vest.

Comparison with US vests has not been carried out, since the American standard is designed for people with a large body weight and allows a 44 mm back-face signature, which is fatal when exposed to a person with normal body weight.