6B45 ballistic vest vs Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

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AProtective equipment

6B45 ballistic vest

Bulletproof vest

BProtective equipment

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Combat helmet and bulletproof vest

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 47 rows sourced on both sides

8kgin basic configuration

3.2–4.9kgdepending on size Vest depending on size

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8 kg

in basic configuration

Single source

8 kg in basic configuration^[source]

3.2–4.9 kg

depending on size Vest depending on size

Configuration

Details

6B45 ballistic vest and Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops configuration
Specification	6B45 ballistic vest	Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Type	Bulletproof vest^[source]	Combat helmet and bulletproof vest^[source]
Place of origin	Russian Federation^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	2014-present^[source]	1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy) 1985–present (other countries)^[source]
Used by	Russian Armed Forces Syrian Armed Forces^[source]

Wars	Syrian civil war Russo-Ukraine War^[source]	Invasion of Grenada (first usage) Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent Yugoslav Wars Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	Techinkom^[source]	U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center^[source]

Protection standard	It offers protection equivalent to GOST 5A , capable of withstanding hits of 7.62x39 57-BZ-231 (BZ API) armor-piercing incendiary bullets fired from an AK .^[source]Open-source estimate; basic issued 6B45 configuration, equivalence to GOST 5A rather than certification The vest is compatible with a range of Granit plates, capable of providing up to class 6A protection.^[source]Open-source estimate; compatible Granit plate configurations, upper protection class 6A; not the baseline armour rating Light variant comprises frontal and spinal sections with no Granit armoured plates installed. It has NIJ II/BR2 EN 1063 protection level.^[source]Open-source estimate; light 6B45 variant without Granit plates, source comparison to NIJ II / BR2 EN 1063 Medium variant comprises frontal and spinal sections reinforced by Granit hard plates and side/shoulder soft armour. In such configuration, the 6B45 vest provides NIJ III/BR6 EN 1063 protection (protection against 7.62mm FMJ M80 bullets).^[source]Open-source estimate; medium 6B45 variant with Granit plates and side/shoulder soft armour, source comparison to NIJ III / BR6 EN 1063 Heavy 6B45 variant comprises frontal and spinal sections (each section is reinforced with two Granit hard plates) and side/shoulder/neck/groin soft protection. Such variant is intended for assault troops as it protects against 7.62mm armour-piercing bullets (NIJ IV/BR7 EN 1063 protection level).^[source]Open-source estimate; heavy assault 6B45 variant, source comparison to NIJ IV / BR7 EN 1063	The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar , a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA .^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet shell, not the PASGT vest It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet; the source does not supply a unit for its stated 1800 requirement Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT vest torso-panel independent-test comparison to NIJ II or IIA; the neck/shoulder limitations are retained

Protection standard

It offers protection equivalent to GOST 5A , capable of withstanding hits of 7.62x39 57-BZ-231 (BZ API) armor-piercing incendiary bullets fired from an AK .^[source]Open-source estimate; basic issued 6B45 configuration, equivalence to GOST 5A rather than certification

The vest is compatible with a range of Granit plates, capable of providing up to class 6A protection.^[source]Open-source estimate; compatible Granit plate configurations, upper protection class 6A; not the baseline armour rating

Light variant comprises frontal and spinal sections with no Granit armoured plates installed. It has NIJ II/BR2 EN 1063 protection level.^[source]Open-source estimate; light 6B45 variant without Granit plates, source comparison to NIJ II / BR2 EN 1063

Medium variant comprises frontal and spinal sections reinforced by Granit hard plates and side/shoulder soft armour. In such configuration, the 6B45 vest provides NIJ III/BR6 EN 1063 protection (protection against 7.62mm FMJ M80 bullets).^[source]Open-source estimate; medium 6B45 variant with Granit plates and side/shoulder soft armour, source comparison to NIJ III / BR6 EN 1063

Heavy 6B45 variant comprises frontal and spinal sections (each section is reinforced with two Granit hard plates) and side/shoulder/neck/groin soft protection. Such variant is intended for assault troops as it protects against 7.62mm armour-piercing bullets (NIJ IV/BR7 EN 1063 protection level).^[source]Open-source estimate; heavy assault 6B45 variant, source comparison to NIJ IV / BR7 EN 1063

The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar , a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA .^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet shell, not the PASGT vest

It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT helmet; the source does not supply a unit for its stated 1800 requirement

Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.^[source]Open-source estimate; PASGT vest torso-panel independent-test comparison to NIJ II or IIA; the neck/shoulder limitations are retained

Developer	Techinkom^[source]The source explicitly names Techinkom as 6B45 developer; this does not establish the manufacturer	—

Designed	—	1975 (vest), 1977 (helmet)^[source]

Manufacturer	—	Gibraltar Industries (first known helmet/vest manufacturer) Made by numerous manufacturers, such as Isratex, Inc.^[source]

Variants	—	U.S. Navy Flak Jacket (Mk 1, Mod 0)^[source]

Material	—	Kevlar^[source]

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