Ephod Combat Vest vs KH-B2000: Specs Compared

AProtective equipment

Ephod Combat Vest

Load-bearing equipment

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of KH-B2000

BProtective equipment

KH-B2000

Combat helmet

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

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1.15kgWeight

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

1.15 kg

Weight

Single source

1,150 g^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Ephod Combat Vest and KH-B2000 configuration
Specification	Ephod Combat Vest	KH-B2000
Type	Load-bearing equipment^[source]	Combat helmet^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	South Korea^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	Entebbe raid 1978 South Lebanon conflict Angolan Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War 1978-79 Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Internal conflict in Peru Sri Lankan civil war First Intifada Second Intifada Rwandan Civil War Croatian War of Independence Cenepa War Kosovo War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Dinnieh clashes 2013 Sidon clash Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 2006 Lebanon War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2008 Lebanon conflict Battle of Gaza (2007) Gaza War (2008–2009) Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza War Gaza war^[source]	Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]
Designer	Rabintex Industries Ltd^[source]	Silver Star Company Oriental Industry^[source]
Designed	1970s^[source]	1997–2003^[source]
Manufacturer	Rabintex Industries Ltd Hagor Industries Ltd Israeli Weapons Ltd Marom-Dolphin Johsen Equipment Company ( Singapore ) Begadi GmbH ( Germany )^[source]	Silver Star Company Oriental Industry (2003–2006) Samyang Company (2006–2008) Samyang Comtech (2008–present)^[source]
Produced	1976–present^[source]	2-point strap: 2003–2013 4-point strap: 2013–present^[source]
Former operator · Croatia	Croatia^[source]	—
Former operator · Cuba	Cuba^[source]	—
Former operator · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia^[source]	—
Former operator · Israel	Israel^[source]	—
Former operator · Nicaragua	Nicaragua^[source]	—
Former operator · Lebanese Forces	Lebanese Forces^[source]	—
Former operator · Sandinista National Liberation Front	Sandinista National Liberation Front^[source]	—
Former operator · Singapore	Singapore^[source]	—
In service	—	2003–present^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Estonia Reported operator · France Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Palestine Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Sri Lanka	Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Republic of Korea Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Venezuela

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Ephod Combat Vest

KH-B2000

Type

Load-bearing equipment^[source]

Combat helmet^[source]

Place of origin

Israel^[source]

South Korea^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Wars

Entebbe raid 1978 South Lebanon conflict Angolan Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War 1978-79 Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Internal conflict in Peru Sri Lankan civil war First Intifada Second Intifada Rwandan Civil War Croatian War of Independence Cenepa War Kosovo War South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Dinnieh clashes 2013 Sidon clash Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict 2006 Lebanon War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2008 Lebanon conflict Battle of Gaza (2007) Gaza War (2008–2009) Syrian civil war 2014 Gaza War Gaza war^[source]

Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designer

Rabintex Industries Ltd^[source]

Silver Star Company Oriental Industry^[source]

Designed

1970s^[source]

1997–2003^[source]

Manufacturer

Rabintex Industries Ltd Hagor Industries Ltd Israeli Weapons Ltd Marom-Dolphin Johsen Equipment Company ( Singapore ) Begadi GmbH ( Germany )^[source]

Silver Star Company Oriental Industry (2003–2006) Samyang Company (2006–2008) Samyang Comtech (2008–present)^[source]

Produced

1976–present^[source]

2-point strap: 2003–2013 4-point strap: 2013–present^[source]

Former operator · Croatia

Croatia^[source]

—

Former operator · Cuba

Cuba^[source]

—

Former operator · Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia^[source]

—

Former operator · Israel

Israel^[source]

—

Former operator · Nicaragua

Nicaragua^[source]

—

Former operator · Lebanese Forces

Lebanese Forces^[source]

—

Former operator · Sandinista National Liberation Front

Sandinista National Liberation Front^[source]

—

Former operator · Singapore

Singapore^[source]

—

In service

—

2003–present^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Estonia
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Palestine
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Sri Lanka

Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Republic of Korea
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Venezuela