Soft Armor Product Matrix
Complete capability comparison across NIJ 0101.06 ballistic and NIJ 0115.00 spike certified and tested soft armor — protection levels, construction, weight, certification results, and special threats defeated. Click any product name to view its full spec sheet.
Ballistic — NIJ 0101.06
| Product Name | Gender | Construction | Thickness (in) |
Weight (psf) |
Warranty (yr) |
Tested/NIJ 0101.06 Certified |
Certification Summary — New Armor | Conditioned Armor | Special Threats Defeated | Agency Protocol | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9mm V0 |
9mm V50 |
.357 Mag V0 |
.357 Mag V50 |
.357 SIG V0 |
.357 SIG V50 |
.44 Mag V0 |
.44 Mag V50 |
9mm V50 |
.357 Mag V50 |
.357 SIG V50 |
.44 Mag V50 |
9mm 127gr +P+ T-Series |
.40 S&W 165gr GDHP |
5.7×28 27gr SS195 |
5.7×28 40gr SS197R |
7.62×25 Tokarev SJLC |
Frag 2gr |
Frag 4gr |
Frag 16gr |
Frag 64gr |
Frag 17gr |
FBI | DEA | |||||||
| Level II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXOII | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.17 | 0.62 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 29.3 | 1818 | 33.1 | 1759 | — | — | — | — | 1781 | 1679 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SLXII | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.19 | 0.69 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 30.8 | 1654 | 30.9 | 1626 | — | — | — | — | 1651 | 1651 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| SLXII | Female | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.16 | 0.72 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 28 | 1725 | 30.9 | 1626 | — | — | — | — | 1688 | 1613 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SVLII | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.16 | 0.76 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 28.7 | 1820 | 34.5 | 1679 | — | — | — | — | 1695 | 1623 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| SVLII | Female | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.21 | 0.99 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 28.6 | 1806 | 33.2 | 1695 | — | — | — | — | 1721 | 1619 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| SLSII | Neutral | Aramid | 0.19 | 0.85 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 28.4 | 1719 | 31.4 | 1669 | — | — | — | — | 1605 | 1574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| SLSII | Female | Aramid | 0.16 | 0.82 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | 28 | 1725 | 32.6 | 1656 | — | — | — | — | 1688 | 1613 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level IIIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXOIIIA | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.19 | 0.79 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 26.5 | 2030 | 36.2 | 1868 | — | — | 1961 | 1789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| SLXIIIA | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.21 | 0.86 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1862 | 35 | 1749 | — | — | 1808 | 1744 | ||||||||||||
| SLXIIIA | Female | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.21 | 0.90 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 24.9 | 1895 | 35.6 | 1740 | — | — | 1788 | 1694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SVLIIIA | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.21 | 0.99 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | 1868 | 37.9 | 1750 | — | — | 1791 | 1610 | ||||||||||||
| SVLIIIA | Female | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.21 | 0.99 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 26.2 | 1882 | 36.8 | 1745 | — | — | 1790 | 1652 | ||||||||||||
| SLSIIIA | Neutral | Aramid | 0.25 | 1.18 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 27.3 | 1867 | 36 | 1661 | — | — | 1796 | 1613 | ||||||||||||
| SLSIIIA | Female | Aramid | 0.21 | 1.05 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 24.9 | 1895 | 35.6 | 1740 | — | — | 1788 | 1694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLKIIIA | Neutral | Aramid | 0.35 | 1.55 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 26.6 | 1874 | 35.2 | 1727 | — | — | 1888 | 1703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| CPIIIA-2 | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.35 | 1.45 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 27.4 | 2141 | 36.7 | 1992 | — | — | 2092 | 1934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLHIIIA-1 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.35 | 1.47 | 5 | NIJ 0101.06 | — | — | — | — | 27.1 | 1861 | 35.4 | 1699 | — | — | 1861 | 1663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Spike / Stab — NIJ 0115.00
| Product Name | Gender | Construction | Thickness (in) |
Weight (psf) |
Warranty (yr) |
Tested/NIJ 0115.00 Certified |
Certification Summary — Drop Energy (J) | ||
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| E1 | E2 | E1 (45°) |
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| Spike Level 1 | |||||||||
| SPK1 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.09 | 0.34 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | 24 | 36 | 24 |
| SPKP1 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.12 | 0.46 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | — | — | — |
| Spike Level 2 | |||||||||
| SPK2 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.11 | 0.46 | 5 | Tested | 33 | 50 | 33 |
| SPKP2 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.16 | 0.59 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | — | — | — |
| CPIIIA-2 | Neutral | Aramid / UHMWPE | 0.35 | 1.45 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | — | — | — |
| Spike Level 3 | |||||||||
| SPK3 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.13 | 0.55 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | 43 | 65 | 43 |
| SPKP3 | Neutral | Aramid | 0.20 | 0.73 | 5 | NIJ 0115.00 | — | — | — |
New / Conditioned Armor — NIJ 0101.06 certification results for new armor and for armor after the standard’s environmental conditioning protocol
E1 / E2 — NIJ 0115.00 strike energy levels in joules; E1 (45°) is the E1 test at a 45° angle of incidence
Dash (—) — Not tested or not applicable at this protection level
