MEETS NIJ LEVEL 3A STANDARDS
Engineered with perfectly interlaced fibers and the world’s best polymer chemistry, Hardwire soft armor is the lightest and thinnest soft armor available. Hardwire's soft armor is PFAS-Free.
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Key Features
- Lightest, thinnest armor ever developed
- Amplifies your performance
- Absorbs shock, reduces trauma
- Engineered with the world’s strongest materials
- Designed using technology developed for the U.S. military
- Same soft armor technology used by U.S. Special Forces & U.S. Marines
- PFAS-Free
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EVERY OUNCE COUNTS
We designed our body armor with the world's lightest and strongest materials, so you can run faster, draw your weapon quicker, and get less fatigued than you would with any other armor. It's 30% lighter and 50% thinner than anything else on the market!
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- Weight: 0.68 lbs / ft2
- Materials: Dyneema®
- Protects the vital torso area
- NIJ Level 3A protection (HW-2019-01-SB)
- Vacuum-laminated and fused under 25 million pounds of force at precise temperatures then softened for a flexible fit
- Dissipates impact energy more quickly and efficiently than any other armor on the market
- Absorbs shock, reduces trauma
- Positive buoyancy (it floats!)
- 100% Made in USA
- PFAS-Free
Soft Body Armor
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NIJ Level Comparison
SOFT ARMOR (.68LBS / FT2)
SOFT ARMOR (.51LBS / FT2)
Model Number
HW-2019-01-SB
HW-2019-05-SB
Protection Level
NIJ Level 3A
NIJ Level 2
NIJ Certification
0101.06
0101.06
Thickness
0.23"
0.19"
Weight
0.68 lbs / ft2
0.51 lbs / ft2