Intercepter Tactical Body Armor System (Real/ Retired)
Full Set :
OTV *1
SAPI *3 (Back / Left Front / Right Front)
Throat Protector Outershell*1 (w/Ballistic Insert)
Yoke and Collar Outershells*1 (w/Ballistic Inserts)
Groin Protector Outershells*1 (w/Ballistic Insert)
Date of MFG. : 2001/2
Contract # : DAAN02-98-D-5006
Size : Small
Color : Woodland Camo
w/the use & care manual by original "Point Blank Armor" .
chest : 33" ~37" Full Set
Retired from U.S. Militray Forces.
But Very good Qulity and Nice condition
( This vest could not provide any arms protection any more, please understand)
About the product, more info. :
http://www.pointblankarmor.com/
Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) is the United States Army's primary bulletproof vest. The Interceptor design replaced the older fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) body armor system, introduced in the early 1980s. Materials for the Interceptor vest were developed by DARPA in the 1990s, and a contract for production was awarded to DHB Industries' Point Blank Body Armor, Inc., by the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center.
As of early 2010, the Interceptor Body Armor system (IBA) currently employs two main variants, the original Outer Tactical Vest (OTV), used with the Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) ballistic plates series; and the newer Improved Outer Tactical Vest, (IOTV), used with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Inserts (ESAPIs) ballistic plate series.
The original Interceptor OTV variant was re-designed, improved, and enhanced with the introduction of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest body armor for the Army (which began to be issued to ground combat units in late 2007). After initially using the OTV as their body armor system, the Marine Corps developed a completely new armor system, the Modular Tactical Vest, which is currently their primary body armor system. Some United States Navy ground force personnel (such as the Seabees and Corpsmen) use the Modular Tactical Vest. Other Navy personnel on Individual Augmentee assignments use the Army's body armor systems.
The original Interceptor OTV variant first began to be issued to U.S. Army ground combat units in the early 2000s, and the first OTV carriers were first produced in the M81 Woodland camouflage pattern (One initial contractor for the early OTVs was Point Blank, Inc). The Woodland camouflage pattern was then superseded by the 3-color Desert pattern, followed by the Universal Camouflage Pattern. Troops deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom are issued equipment in MultiCam. Other OTV carrier camouflage variants included the USMC's Coyote Brown color shade, and some solid color shade variants, such as black, green, and white.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interceptor_body_armor
