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How to choose hard armor plates ？ With the rapid development of science and technology, firearms become more and more powerful. Do you know how to choose a practical hard armor plate when it comes to an active shooter incident? Here is some information for you to make an armor plate protection choice. According to the NIJ standard, hard armor plates have two protection levels, III and IV. NIJ level III plates are rated to stop regular rifle bullets, such as M80 NATO Balls, AK lead cores. NIJ level IV plates are rated to stop armor piercing projectiles, such as M2 Armor Piercing (AP), AK Armor Piercing Incendiary (API). Given the difference between hard armor plates with different protection levels, you can choose hard armor plates rationally. Currently, there are mainly three materials used to make hard armor plates, steel, polyethylene, and ceramic, and their characteristics are as follows: (PE plates and ceramics plates are all available in Newtech...

What is a hard armor plate? Nowadays, bulletproof vests have been popularized in military, and can often be seen in movies, news, and books, so we are by no means unfamiliar to them. However, when it comes to hard armor plates, maybe most of us feel completely in the dark. Now, let’s talk something about hard armor plates, and before that, you should know what a hard armor plate is used for. Most of the bulletproof vests are made of multi-layer aramid or polyethylene, with a relative light weight. However, it is not possible with available materials and processes to create a level III vest currently, meaning it is not rated to stop 9 mm FMJ and .44 MAGNUM JHP. Therefore, hard armor plates must be involved to resist bigger threats. A soldier wearing the bulletproof vest   Hard armor plates are usually used in conjunction with bulletproof vests, and can be divided into two types, front plates, which protect the chest and back of human bodies and side p...