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New Ballistic Resistance Standards

Just last month, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released a new standard for body armor.

Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor NIJ Standard-0101.06 (July 2008)|PDF|

Police One has a nice collection of information regarding the new ballistic standard.

The new standards were established in response to concerns from the law enforcement community about the effectiveness of body armor currently being used by officers. NIJ developed the enhanced testing program in partnership with the National Institute of Standards Technology, Office of Law Enforcement Standards....

Matt Davis, President and CEO of Armor Express says. “The reason they came out with an updated standard is to ensure that the law enforcement community is adequately protected from the threats they face. As the threats constantly change, so does the need to have newer standards for body armor.” |New body armor standards highlight importance of 'wearing your shield' (Hannah Simons) - Police One|

As of this writing, only one company has successfully passed the new NIJ standards for ballistic protection, Safariland.

Several vests from Safariland's line have passed the new NIJ tests, according to Police Magazine.

This article by PoliceOne's Doug Wiley discusses the new NIJ tests, "the new [0101].06 testing mandates... for the first time require an artificial aging process where body armor is tumbled for 10 days at 149 degrees at 80 percent humidity..."

Baker Batshield

Officer.com has some intel on the Baker Batshield.





It seems like it would dramatically reduce mobility, it certainly turns you into a much tougher target from the front.