Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops vs Type 07

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AProtective equipment

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

Combat helmet and bulletproof vest

BProtective equipment

Type 07

military uniforms

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

3 of 53 rows sourced on both sides

3.2–4.9kgdepending on size Vest depending on size

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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

Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops and Type 07 configuration
Specification	Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops	Type 07
Type	Combat helmet and bulletproof vest^[source]	military uniforms^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	—
In service	1983–2003 (U.S. Army & Marines) 1983–present (U.S. Navy) 1985–present (other countries)^[source]	—
Used by	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	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

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

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]	winter style made of heavy-weighted cotton fabric material and a summer style made of polyester and cotton twill fabric^[source]Type07combatuniformseasonaloptions

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

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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Military user	—	People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the paramilitary Chinese People's Armed Police Force^[source]

Introduced	—	Introduced in 2007^[source]

Replaces	—	Type 87 service uniforms^[source]

Current replacement	—	combat uniforms are slated to be replaced by newer Type 19 uniform with the Xingkong camouflage pattern^[source]Future replacementintent notcompletedretirement

Components	—	coat , trousers , a soft cap and black leather boots^[source]

Country of origin	—	China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 9, cell 3; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01

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