Ranger Body Armor

Ranger Body Armor

The Ranger Body armor is a body armor vest that was used by the United States Army Rangers and others in the 1990s and 2000s. It has been replaced by Ranger Armor Vest, as well as CIRAS and other special operations vests among United States Special Operations Command troops.

It is manufactured by Protective Materials Company and HS Manufacturing. It is known for its substantial weight because of its use of Al2O3 plates. With 2 standard plates, a Ranger Body armor vest weighs 11.4 kilos (25.1 pounds). Due to its heavy weight, some Rangers dumped the vest, which resulted in serious injury or death. " [http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/somalia/nov27/default27.asp] "

Ranger Body Armor (RBA) was designed by the U.S. Army Natick RD&E Center to meet the operational needs of the 75th Ranger Regiment.RBA consists of a two part system: a flexible vest and originally a single rigid front plate, later a rear also, both of which provide ballistic protection to the upper torso.

The Flexible Vest consists of an Aramid (Kevlar KM2) filler encased in a nylon woodland camouflage-printed carrier. The vest weighs approximately 8 pounds in size medium, and protects the front and back torso from most 9 mm and 44 magnum threats, in accordance with Level IIIA of the National Institute of Justice Standard 0101.03, Ballistic Resistance of Police Body Armor. It also provides fragmentation protection similar to that of the Personal Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) Vest. The vest is available in three sizes: medium, large, and extra-large.

The 8 pound Ceramic Upgrade Plates are fabricated of 2" x 2" aluminum oxide ceramic tiles. When the upgrade plates are inserted into the pockets of the vest, it protects an approximate 10" x 12" area from 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm ball projectiles.

Fielding:RBA was Type Classified Limited Procurement Urgent, and is available for purchase through GSA contract GS-07F-6041A, Protective Materials, Inc. The negotiated cost through the GSA contract for a size medium vest and plate is $738.


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