NIJ0101.07rev. 2023ACTIVE

Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor

The next-generation body-armor standard, first published 2023. Restructures threat levels to HG1, HG2, RF1, RF2, RF3 (handgun vs rifle classes), adds backface-deformation and environmental-conditioning requirements, aligns vocabulary with NATO/STANAG where possible.

Body armor

Authoritative source

Threat levels

Level	Class	Threat	Velocity (fps)
HG1	handgun	9mm FMJ RN	1,305
HG2	handgun	.357 SIG, .44 Magnum	1,470
RF1	rifle	7.62x51 M80, 7.62x39 MSC	2,780
RF2	rifle	M193 5.56x45	3,250
RF3	rifle AP	.30-06 M2 AP	2,880

Published test conditions for NIJ 0101.07. Follow the authoritative source for the exact test protocol and acceptance criteria.

Published

Jan 31, 2023

Effective

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Slug

nij-0101-07

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