Citizen Armor Bulletproof Soft Armor Insert – Standard

Description

With this Citizen Armor Insert you can turn an ordinary backpack, briefcase, laptop case or purse into a life-saving protective shield. Harnessing the ballistic potential of carbon nanotubes our armor is ultra-lightweight and flexible while protecting you from active shooters, knife attacks and bomb threats. It is available in Threat Level IIIA.

The armor insert is less than 1/4 inch thick and weighs about a pound so you’ll forget you have it until you need it. It offers unprecedented, long-lasting protection that exceeds NIJ standards. It will protect you for years to come, 7 years to be precise, and we back that up with a manufacturer’s warranty.

The current N.I.J. (National Institute of Justice) standard started in 1987 and the most recent version published in July 2008 is the main standard used today. It covers aspects of design, manufacturing and ballistics for hard and soft body armor. Armor that has been submitted to NIJ for testing and has received certification of compliance can be warn with the confidence that it will perform to the stated rating.

There are 5 threat levels for ballistic body armor but for most applications, the two levels that are significant for soft body armor are Level II and Level IIIA. Level III and IV are for hard body armor plates designed to protect against projectiles at rifle speeds.

Keep in mind, the rounds used in testing are faster than normal factory rounds which give all NIJ tests an added level of assurance that the designated calibers will be stopped within the guidelines of the standard. In other words, NIJ certified armor should be slightly over-tested in order to ensure safety and confidence.

Threat Level IIIA:
Level IIIA body armor is tested with and certified to protect against .357 Sig FMJ RN and .44 Mag SJHP rounds as well as lesser threats. This is the highest handgun rating for body armor. Lesser threats include but are not limited to .22 LR, .380,  9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, .357 Mag normal factory rounds. Our level IIIA soft body armor has received special threat testing against many exotic and “hard-to-stop” rounds such as 9mm SXT, .40 cal SXT, .357 Sig GDHP, 7.62x25mm (Tokarev), 5.7x28mm SS/195 LF, 5.7228mm SS/197 SR and 9x19mm Liberty Ammunition Civil Defense rounds. Independent lab results will be posted soon.

For more information about the current NIJ body armor standard please click here or view the entire standard PDF here Standard-0101.06.

Size:

• Small 7″ x 10″
• Medium 10″ x 13″
• Large 11″ x 15″

Details:

• THREAT LEVEL IIIA: Stops all TLII plus .357 Sig & .44 Mag | Areal density 1.32 lbs/sq. ft. | Thinness 0.24 in.
• Nano-Protek™ — carbon nanotube technology
• Maximum shock absorption = less back face deformation (BFD)
• 5-year armor warranty
• Shrapnel resistant
• Made in the U.S.A.