Official Ballistic Testing & Certification

UNITAC™ armor is not “claimed” – it is independently tested by accredited laboratories according to NIJ 0106.01 / NIJ 0101.06 and NATO STANAG 2920. Below is a transparent summary of what was actually fired into our helmets and plates – and how they performed.

Ballistic helmet – NIJ IIIA

UNITAC™ NV BALLISTIC HELMET

NTS Labs – Wichita, USA NIJ 0106.01 STANAG 2920 V50
  • Helmet shells tested as finished helmets (incl. chinstrap & pads) at NTS Labs.
  • Ballistic penetration tests according to NIJ 0106.01 and P-BFS measurements to NIJ 0101.06.
  • V50 ballistic limit according to STANAG 2920 with 17 gr FSP.

Threats fired – no penetration recorded:

  • 9×19 mm 124 gr FMJ
  • .44 Magnum 240 gr JHP
  • .44 Magnum 240 gr LSWC-GC
  • .357 SIG 125 gr TMJ
STANAG 2920 V50 = 659.8 m/s (17 gr FSP) – helmet shell
Test Conditioning Wet & ambient, 20–28 °C, 30–70 % RH – shots across crown, front, back & sides

Full details incl. shot-by-shot velocities and penetration tables are available in the official NTS Certification and V50 Ballistic Limit Test reports.

Hard armor plate – NIJ level III

UNITAC™ NV – HARD ARMOR PLATE III

AITEX Laboratory – Spain NIJ 0101.06 P-BFS Hard Armor Conditioning
  • Tested by AITEX (independent, ENAC-accredited lab) according to NIJ 0101.06 ballistic resistance protocol.
  • Single 250×305 mm stand-alone plate (≈1004 g, 14.6 mm) conditioned 24 h at (25 ±10) °C and 20–50 % RH.
  • Full hard-armor conditioning incl. drop test and submersion before live-fire testing.
  • Backface deformation (BFS) requirement: < 44 mm – all recorded impacts stayed inside the limit.

Threats fired at 15 m – all without perforation:

  • 7.62×51 mm M80 (≈847 m/s)
  • 5.56×45 mm M193 (≈960 m/s)
  • 7.62×39 mm MSC (≈730 m/s)
Max BFS – 7.62×51 M80 6 shots, traumas ≈ 27.5–40.0 mm – all within NIJ 0101.06 limit.
Max BFS – 5.56 & 7.62×39 5.56 M193: ≈ 13.5–22.0 mm • 7.62×39 MSC: ≈ 20.7–30.0 mm.

Complete shot tables, clay calibration data and uncertainty statements are documented in the official AITEX Ballistic Resistance Test Report.

Download official test reports (PDF) Verify serial number online

All documents are issued directly by the test laboratories (NTS & AITEX). For transparency, the original reports are available for download in unedited form.