Body Armour – Overt Protection

Overt Armour

 

Available as a ballistic vest or as a stab/spike resistant vest. The carrier can be a zip front style or tabard (over the head). Both styles provides front, back and side protection with adjustment at the shoulder and sides. The tabard style gives additional over-the-shoulder protection and greater side coverage and can also be supplied with a plate pocket front and back to take a hard armour insert plate (HAP) to upgrade protection to Level IV.

 

The Fortis® Armour  range of overt body armour jackets is designed to protect against:

• Ballistic attack (including blunt-trauma)

• Stabbing attack (including knives, spikes and needles)

• Fragmentation (from exploding devices)

• Blunt injury (from blows to the body).

 

Fortis® body armour is qualified to HOSDB HG2/KR2/SP2 and carries the coveted Four-Star weight-rating. Additionally, the armour inside the jacket will assist in:

• Reducing blunt-trauma injury

• Maintaining protection when wet

• Defeating burst-fire from sub machineguns such as the UZI

 

HOSDB HG2/KR2/SP2 armour is typically for armed-response police officers and Special Forces exposed to the highest threats.

 

Fortis® HG1/KR1/SP1 overt body armour jacket is suitable for patrol officers exposed to lesser threats.

Vests and jackets are also available certified to the US NIJ IIIA standards.

Fortis® overt body armour jackets can be tailored to suit individual customer requirements for outer fabrics, pockets, sizes and insignia