Ephod Combat Vest vs Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

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AProtective equipment

Ephod Combat Vest

Load-bearing equipment

BProtective equipment

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Combat helmet and bulletproof vest

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 62 rows sourced on both sides

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3.2–4.9kgdepending on size Vest depending on size

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

3.2–4.9 kg

depending on size Vest depending on size

Single source

1.41–1.91 kg

Helmet

Single source

Configuration

Details

Ephod Combat Vest and Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops configuration
Specification	Ephod Combat Vest	Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Type	Load-bearing equipment^[source]	Combat helmet and bulletproof vest^[source]
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	United States^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	United States Navy United States Coast Guard U.S. Army (historical) U.S. Marine Corps (historical) U.S. Air Force (historical) See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement 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

Designer	Rabintex Industries Ltd^[source]	U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center^[source]

Designed	1970s^[source]	1975 (vest), 1977 (helmet)^[source]

Manufacturer	Rabintex Industries Ltd Hagor Industries Ltd Israeli Weapons Ltd Marom-Dolphin Johsen Equipment Company ( Singapore ) Begadi GmbH ( Germany )^[source]	Gibraltar Industries (first known helmet/vest manufacturer) Made by numerous manufacturers, such as Isratex, Inc.^[source]

Produced	1976–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	—	1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy) 1985–present (other countries)^[source]

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

Material	—	Kevlar^[source]

Protection standard	—	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

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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

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