Model 0425

Made in the USA with high quality, Bitossi Italian ballistic tile.

Model 0425 is an RF2 or RF3 multi-curve ceramic armor plate made from high quality Italian ballistic ceramic and polyethylene backing material.

Ceramic strike face: Bitossi ceramics (with ARMORFILM adhesives bonding)

Other manufacturers that may be using select Bitossi (available from public videos and sources and not a complete or updated list):

Hesco Tacticon  Spartan
RMA Dayton GTS

 

Model 0425 can be ordered in three versions:

RF2: basic RF2 resistance meeting NIJ 0101.07 performance standards against all RF1 and RF2 threats. Does not include redundancies for other types of projectiles.

RF2+ (Enhanced): Offers ballistic resistance against all RF1 and RF2 threats, plus offers additional design redundancies against M80A1 and similar projectiles. Redundancies are provided through a more robust Bitossi 99.7% strike face, PLUS additional adhesive layering.

RF3: Ballistic resistance against RF1, RF2 and RF3 (.30 M2 AP, 2880 fps).

Developmental history

The Model 0425 was developed to offer customers the option of purchasing a high quality, comfortable multi-curve armor plate.  We have included crack arresting materials to aid in offsetting the crack promulgation tendencies inherent in monolithic ceramic armor.  Over time, we have added additional polyethylene layering to the wear face to increase redundancies.

Bitossi is world-renowned for providing high quality ballistic ceramic.  Why pay 2X or 3X for armor using the same high-quality ceramic strike faces?

If many reputable industry participants are using the Bitossi tile - then what are the differences between our ceramic armor plates?  Here are a couple.

  1. Adhesives.  While other companies may utilize European sources for their adhesives, we have developed ARMORFILM which is made in the USA, low VOC, odorless and is California Proposition 65 compliant.
  2. Performance. Even if companies utilize the same ceramics manufacturer, the armor has to be designed with redundancies.  Does the company use a ceramics thickness that is barely able to pass NIJ certified labs ballistics tests... or is there some redundancy in the armor?  Insist on seeing the actual ballistics reports (even with certified armor) so that you know what the performance truly is.