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.
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
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.
